RING Hollow gold. TDD 60; L. 3 cm; 14.6 g Etruscan art, 5th century BC Provenance Former Armand Trampitsch collection (1890-1970) Then by descent French private collection Made of hollow gold with repoussé work, the wide ring has identical decoration on each shoulder representing a human head covered with a veil surmounted by two winged horses facing each other. The almond-shaped bezel is decorated in the centre with a sea horse. Very well preserved. For a similar example, see the gold ring from the Certosa sepulchre in the Museo Archeologico di Bologna. A Rare Etruscan hollowed-gold ring. Ca 5th century B.C. Made of hollow gold and worked in repoussé, the broad hoop features identical decoration on each shoulder: a human head covered with a veil above two confronted winged horses. The almond-shaped bezel is adorned at its centre with a hippocamp. For comparison, see the gold ring from the Certosa tomb, preserved in the Museo Archeologico di Bologna.