Bidspirit auction | A GREEK CARNELIAN SCARAB DEPICTING

A GREEK CARNELIAN SCARAB DEPICTING A SEA CONCH SHELL, POSSIBLY CIRCA 5TH–4TH CENTURY BC. - A finely carved Greek carnelian scarab possibly dating to the 5th–4th century BC, engraved with the image of a sea conch shell enclosed within a radiating border. The intaglio carving is executed with crisp linear detail, intended for use as a personal seal, while the reverse is smoothly domed and carefully polished in the traditional scarab form.