Silver Swivel Ring w/ Egyptian Scarab
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Description
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. A hand-carved stone scarab amulet of creamy yellow-white hue with a handful of abstract hieroglyphs inscribed on the underside, one perhaps representing a bird. The scarab is set within a modern 91.95% silver ring setting that is quite attractive when worn on one's finger! Size (scarab): 0.64" L x 0.46" W x 0.28" H (1.6 cm x 1.2 cm x 0.7 cm); (ring): 0.8" L x 0.9" W x 1.04" H (2 cm x 2.3 cm x 2.6 cm); silver quality: 91.95%; total weight: 7.2 grams; US ring size 5.
Provenance: private Danvers, Massachusetts, USA collection, acquired by descent; ex-USA collection, acquired before 2000
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#179237
Provenance: private Danvers, Massachusetts, USA collection, acquired by descent; ex-USA collection, acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#179237
Condition
Wearable as shown and constructed in modern times. Stone scarab is ancient; silver ring setting is modern. Chips to peripheries of scarab, with heavy fading and abrasions to inscribed hieroglyphs. Nice patina to silver ring!
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Silver Swivel Ring w/ Egyptian Scarab
Estimate $600 - $900
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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