Asta Bidspirit | A late archaic etruscan gold

A late archaic etruscan gold swivel ring with a roman carnelian engraved scarab. Lion. Swivel ring ; 6th-5th century B.C. ; scarab 2nd century A.D. scarab 9x11x6 mm ; US size ring 6 ; 6 grs The ring is decorated with platted twisted wire. Scarab with a flat oval base engraved in intaglio and pierced lenghtwise, depicting a roaring lion. The engraving style defers from the typical etruscan engraved scarab which shows that this scarab is a later addition to the mounting. For the mounting see: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, inv. 21.1201. ” U.K. private collection