Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN SWIVEL RING WITH A

EGYPTIAN SWIVEL RING WITH A SCARAB - Late Middle Kingdom, Ca. 1850 - 1640 BC.A gold finger ring of a round-section hoop, embellished with coiled gold wire on its finials.The ring is centred by a longitudinally pierced scarab, with features, such as the clypeus and prothorax, marked by single lines. On the reverse, are depicting the signs ”nefer” ”re” enclosed in a scroll border.For a similar example, see The Israel Museum, acc. no. 76.31.3873. Item comes with a full authentication report. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 15.7g Provenance: Private London collection, UK art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.