Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN SILVER RING WITH RED

EGYPTIAN SILVER RING WITH RED JASPER SCARAB - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A silver ring with a tubular section round hoop that tapers toward the finials. The hoop is adorned with a coiled silver thread and is connected to an oval bezel framed with a silver thread securing a red jasper scarab made with naturalistic details and inscribed with hieroglyphic symbols. Size: D:21.79mm / US: 12 1/2 / UK: Z; Weight: 14g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.