Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB IN 18K

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB IN 18K SILVER-GILT RING - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A turquoise faience scarab with two incised lateral grooves and a single transverse line marking the pronotum. The flat base is plain and uninscribed. Set in a modern 18k silver-gilt ring with a broad oval bezel and a hoop formed of a round sectioned wire, looped and coiled around each finial.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA36466.Size: D:18.54mm / US: / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 6.2gProvenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market, pre 2000.