ETRUSCAN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO DEPICTING SPHINX IN GOLD SWIVEL RING. Ca. 500 - 300 BC. An intaglio engraved with a left-facing sphinx, the female-headed creature shown seated with swept wings and a curled tail above a groundline. Set in a gold swivel ring with an oval frame pivoted between terminal knops on a solid round-section hoop. For similar see: The Beazley Archive, Record Number: 40002685. Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 13.79g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with H. Ulreich collection, Munich, 1960s-1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.