Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB IN HIGH

EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A steatite scarab with a hieroglyphic inscription on its underside, enclosed within an oval cell of a gold swivel ring with a round-section hoop and coiled wire at the shoulders.Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 8.43gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.