EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB IN LATER GOLD RING

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC An Egyptian middle Kingdom hand-carved steatite scarab. The scarab has frilled clypeus, sinuous legs, and bulky elytra. Inscribed on the underside is a hieroglyphic inscription. The scarab is set in a later gold ring. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 22.1.367.
Size: D:mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 5.5g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

500
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500