EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE SCARAB WITH WINGED LION IN SILVER RING

Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A glazed steatite scarab set in a possibly later silver ring, with the domed back marked by a single-line suture and pronotum separation. The legs are incised and naturalistic, with striated details on the upper part. The flat base is engraved with a winged figure, possibly a griffin or a sphinx, walking to the right and enclosed by a single incised line. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1886,0401.1617. Size: D:21.79mm / US: 12 1/2 / UK: Z; Weight: 4.2g Provenance: From a private UK collection; London market acquisition; earlier part of a Swiss collection spanning the 1980s–2007. This piece is accompanied by a report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.