EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE SCARAB WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION IN GOLD RING

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A blue-glazed steatite scarab with a carved head, prothorax and wing cases. The underside is engraved with a hieroglyphic inscription enclosed by a linear border. It is pierced longitudinally and mounted on a swivel bar within a possibly later gold ring with a rounded hoop and wire-bound terminals. For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: 88.870. Size: D:13.67mm / US: 2 1/2 / UK: E; Weight: 6.7g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This piece is accompanied by a report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.