PHOENICIAN GLASS SCARAB WITH UREAUS AND PSEUDO CARTOUCHE IN GOLD SWIVEL RING

Ca. 800 - 700 BC. A dark blue glass scarab with a smooth convex back. The underside is engraved with a cobra around pseudo cartouche. The scarab is mounted in a possibly later gold swivel ring with a twisted hoop and coiled terminals. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.