EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE SCARAB WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION IN SILVER RING

ew Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. > A blue glazed steatite scarab with a convex back divided by incised lines, a carved head and legs detailed along the sides. The flat underside is engraved with a compact arrangement of hieroglyphic signs within an incised oval border. The scarab is mounted on a transverse swivel pin between the terminals of a possibly later silver ring with a plain rounded hoop. > > Size: D:21.69mm / US: 12 3/8 / UK: Y 1/2; Weight: 3.2g > Provenance: Private central London collection; previously acquired on the UK art market prior to 2000. > > >

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