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LOT 0019

Egyptian Green Stone Scarab in Silver Swivel Ring

LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.

1 1/8 in. (7.59 grams, 29.99 mm overall, 23.51 x 18.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).

With round-section hoop, green stone scarab in swivel mount, the underside with incused image of a seated baboon flanked by torches(?), with sun disc above, and lotus flowers beneath.

Provenance

From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 39-42, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0019

Egyptian Green Stone Scarab in Silver Swivel Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690

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