PHOENICIAN STEATITE SCARABOID IN GOLD RING

Ca. 600 - 400 BC. > A steatite scaraboid with a plain convex back and a flat underside engraved with a central scarab flanked by ankh signs and subsidiary hieroglyphs, all within an oval border. Mounted in a hallmarked 18K gold ring, the scaraboid revolves on a transverse pin between looped terminals bound with coiled wire. > > Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 4.7g > Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Oxford collection, 1990s. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. > >

Stima:€593.03

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