ETRUSCAN COILED GOLD RING WITH SCARAB DEPICTING SPHINX. Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A green stone scaraboid engraved on the flat underside with a left-facing sphinx. The female-headed creature is seated with swept plumed wings and a curled tail. Set in a gold ring with a twisted hoop and secured with close-set binding wire. For similar see: Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 200000071. Size: D:14.27mm / US: 3 / UK: F 1/2; Weight: 4.6g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with A. Moser collection, Switzerland 1990s-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.