ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN SCARAB WITH GRIFFON IN GOLD RING. Ca. 500 BC. A carnelian scarab engraved with a striding griffon with raised wing within an oval field, mounted in a gold swivel ring of a possibly later period, with a rounded-section hoop. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2491, Ancient Jewelry, Lot 353; L. H. Carnegie, Catalogue of the Collection of Antique Gems, formed by James Ninth Earl of Southesk K. T., Cat. A 23. Size: D:20.17mm / US: 10 1/2 / UK: U 1/2; Weight: 7.6g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in France in the early 2000s; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.