Auction 15 Part 2
ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES-DAY 2
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Feb 23, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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LOT 408:
EGYPTIAN GOLD RING WITH LAPIS LAZULI SCARAB
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Sold for: £900
Start price:
£
800
Estimated price :
£1,200 - £2,000
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EGYPTIAN GOLD RING WITH LAPIS LAZULI SCARAB
Late Period to Ptolemaic, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A lapis lazuli scarab with a flat underside, left undecorated. The top is carved with precise details, including the clypeus, prothorax, and elytra, defined by evenly incised, flowing lines. The scarab is mounted within a swivel mechanism of a gold ring with a D-shaped hoop formed from a round-section band. The hoop terminates in spherical finials encircled by thin gold wire. For similar (scarab) see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 07.228.171. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s.
