EGYPTIAN GOLD SWIVEL RING WITH SCARAB
New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A gold swivel ring with a round-section hoop terminating in globular finials, supporting a scarab mounted on a transverse pin within a gold frame. Its flat underside is engraved with an ankh, a falcon and the Deshret crown. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 10.8g Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Swiss collection, 1980s?2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A gold swivel ring with a round-section hoop terminating in globular finials, supporting a scarab mounted on a transverse pin within a gold frame. Its flat underside is engraved with an ankh, a falcon and the Deshret crown. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 10.8g Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Swiss collection, 1980s?2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.