Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN AMULET RINGS
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN AMULET RINGS - Late Period to Ptolemaic, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A collection of five faience pieces: four rings and a separate ring bezel. From left to right: a ring with an oval-section hoop and a small bezel; a ring with a rounded hoop and a cartouche-shaped bezel; a ring with an even hoop and an elongated bezel with a nefer sign; a ring with a broader hoop and an oblong bezel; and a ring bezel in the form of a scarab flanked by lotus blooms.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA22594.Size: D:15.29 - 16.31mm / US: 4 1/4 - 5 3/4 / UK: I-L 1/2; Weight: 10gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.