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LOT 0543

Egyptian Ring with Scarab

SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1660-1500 B.C.

1 1/2 in. (5.15 grams, 38.41 mm overall, 26.58 mm internal diameter).

Comprising a bronze D-shaped finger ring, the bezel formed by a faience scarab with hieroglyphs and running scrolls to the underside.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s.
From a private UK collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0543

Egyptian Ring with Scarab

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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