Ca. 400-300 BC A carnelian flat scaraboid set in a gold swivel ring. The scaraboid decorated on the flat side with a deer with head down to graze with striking antlers extending above his head and short natural tail on the reverse. The head is carved to a high standard with oval-shaped eyes, long snout with nostrils. A gentle smile protruding from the deer's mouth The detail to the gem is carved to a high level. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018. For a comparable swivel ring see: The Walters Art Museum: 42.494. Size: D: 16.10mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: L 1/2; 3.77g Provenance: Formerly in a collection of W. Victor Hruby, 1984.