Lot 10
Lot 10
A GREEK CARNELIAN SCARAB WITH A SPHINX

ATTRIBUTED TO THE SPHINX-AND-YOUTH GROUP I, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Price Realised USD 18,900
Estimate
USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
Closed: 14 Apr 2022
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A GREEK CARNELIAN SCARAB WITH A SPHINX

ATTRIBUTED TO THE SPHINX-AND-YOUTH GROUP I, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Price Realised USD 18,900
Closed: 14 Apr 2022
Price Realised USD 18,900
Closed: 14 Apr 2022
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58 in. (1.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
Literature
J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, p. 39, no. 32.
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