Egyptian Gold Swivel Ring with Green Jasper Hedgehog Scaraboid Engraved with a Scarab Flanked by Two Cobras

NEW KINGDOM, 1570-1070 B.C.

3/4 in. (1.67 grams, 19.01 mm overall, 16.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D 1/2, USA 2, Europe 1.78, Japan 1)).

Penannular hoop with swivel mount and frame; inset stylised hedgehog scaraboid featuring large, round ears and a protruding snout, with the underside bearing an incuse scarab flanked by rearing snakes.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 2; a hedgehog scaraboid with similarly styled ears and face is in The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (acc. no. 51.2603).

CONDITION

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