Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE SCARAB WITH

EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE SCARAB WITH SPIRALS IN A SILVER OPENWORK RING - Middle Kingdom, Ca. 20555 - 1790 BC. A glazed steatite scarab inscribed with spirals on the flat part and domed on the top secured in an openwork later silver ring. Size: D:16.31mm / US: 5 3/4 / UK: L; Weight: 3g. Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.