⁹⁄₁₆ in. (1.5 cm.) long

Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

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Lot Essay

The simple beetle sits upon a hatched plinth. The underside is engraved in the a globolo style with a rhyton in the form of a beribboned human foot, flaring at the rim, and enclosed within a hatched border. The subject would appear to be unique for an Etruscan gem.