Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN GOLD RING WITH LAPIS

EGYPTIAN GOLD RING WITH LAPIS LAZULI SCARAB - Late Period to Ptolemaic, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A lapis lazuli scarab with a flat underside, left undecorated. The top is carved with precise details, including the clypeus, prothorax, and elytra, defined by evenly incised, flowing lines. The scarab is mounted within a swivel mechanism of a gold ring with a D-shaped hoop formed from a round-section band. The hoop terminates in spherical finials encircled by thin gold wire. For similar (scarab) see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 07.228.171. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s.