Lot 38
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AN EGYPTIAN GOLD CLOISONNÉ SCARAB FINGER RING
AN EGYPTIAN GOLD CLOISONNÉ SCARAB FINGER RING

MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, CIRCA 1800 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN GOLD CLOISONNÉ SCARAB FINGER RING
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, CIRCA 1800 B.C.
Scarab composed of strips of lapis lazuli inlay along the length of the wing-case, thorax inlaid in cornelian, head in lapis lazuli, legs made from thin strips of gold either side, a horizontal tube securing the thin wire hoop with twisted terminals, on a solid gold base-plate
7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private collection, UK; acquired on the London art market, 1967.

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Lot Essay

Rings with scarabs made of gold cloisonné and inlaid with lapis lazuli, cornelian and sometimes green feldspar first occured in Dynasty XII in the treasures of Sit-Hathor at el-Lâhûn and Meret at Dashûr. For an almost identical example, cf. A. Wilkinson, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1971, pp. 76-77, pl. XI.D.

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