PHOENICO-EGYPTIAN SCARAB RING Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A hardstone (amethyst?) scarab with hieroglyphs to the underside mounted in a bronze finger ring with coiled wire to the shoulders. 2.08 grams, 22mm overall, 15.81mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (1"). Fine condition, bezel detatched. Provenance UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Literature See discussion in Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, ch.4.
PHOENICO-EGYPTIAN SCARAB RING Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A hardstone (amethyst?) scarab with hieroglyphs to the underside mounted in a bronze finger ring with coiled wire to the shoulders. 2.08 grams, 22mm overall, 15.81mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (1"). Fine condition, bezel detatched. Provenance UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Literature See discussion in Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, ch.4.
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