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Lot no. 5
Description
Ring with oval bezel. Solid ring with raised oval bezel engraved in three registers. In the upper field, a winged, radiant solar disc. Below, a crescent moon. In the central field, a seated sphinx. Below, a seahorse.
Etruria, 2nd half of 6th century BC
Gilt silver, corrosion
Inner diameter of the ring 1.7 cm
Presented on its crimson velvet and wood mounting dating from the early 20th century, with an imprint and a label: ( ) FROM ETRUSCAN TOMB, TODI
On the back inscribed in graphite: £34 30
Published:
1834, Bulletin de l'Institut de correspondance archéologique, p.120, no.62, owner unknown.
1900, Furtwängler, Antiken Gemmen,Tome 1, page 27, no. 28 (plate VI). Owner unknown
Literature :
Boardman Greek Gems p. 155, no. 424, no. 425
Etruscan ring with oval bezel
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