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EGYPTIAN GREEN JASPER INTAGLIO OF HARPOCRATES ON LOTUS FLANKED BY DEITIES IN 20.5KT GOLD RING - Ca. 500 BCA green jasper oval intaglio engraved with Harpocrates seated on a lotus blossom, surmounted by a wedjat eye and flanked by standing deities to either side. The stone is set in the bezel of a gold ring with a solid, rounded hoop and recessed shoulders.Size: D:19.96mm / US: 10 1/4 / UK: U; Weight: 6.37g.Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of an early 2000s UK ancient art collection; formerly in the collection of G.M., prior to 1996.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1986,0501.59.