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736 - EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB INSCRIBED "KING OF UPPER AND LOWER E…

Estimate £300 - £600

Description

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB INSCRIBED "KING OF UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT" IN SILVER RING Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A faience scarab set in a possibly later silver ring, with the domed back marked by a single-line suture and pronotum separation. V-shaped notches appear along the upper outer edges of the elytra. The legs are incised and naturalistic. The flat base is engraved with the hieroglyphs of the sedge plant and bee, namely the royal title nswt (defectively rendered) bity, "King of Upper and Lower Egypt", enclosed by a single incised line. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA28537. Size: D:20.98mm / US: 11 3/8 / UK: W 1/2; Weight: 5.6g Provenance: From a private UK collection; London market acquisition; earlier part of a Swiss collection spanning the 1980sÐ2007. This piece is accompanied by a report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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Auction time 10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM

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