SCARABEE on carnelian, the plate engraved with... Lot 187

SCARABEE on carnelian, the plate engraved with a male figure kneeling to the right and holding a deer. Probably Hercules and the deer of Cerynia. Cross-hatched cornice. Presence of globular elements. The back of the beetle engraved in a stylized way. Pierced in the length. 13 x 18 x 10 mm Etruria, 4th-3rd century B.C. For a similar scarab RICHTER, G., Catalogue of Engraved Gems, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, 1971, n°217 An Etruscan carnelian engraved scarab. The flat designed with a male kneeled character mastering a deer. Probably Hercules with the Arcadian deer. Hatched border. Use of globular elements. The back engraved in a stylized manner. 4th-3rd century B.C.