Victorian Egyptian Revival Faience Scarab Ring
Victorian Egyptian Revival Faience Scarab Ring
$1,000.00
Description
DATE: Victorian, c.1890
An exceptional Victorian Egyptian Revival ring set with an Egyptian faience scarab amulet. The ring itself is simple, crafted in 9k gold with slim band, pinched shoulders and four double claw mounts, keeping the focus on the scarab. The underside of the amulet features a cartouche, possibly that of Thutmose III.
The term faience broadly encompassed finely glazed ceramic beads, figures and other small objects found in Egypt as early as 4000 BC. In this instance it is composed mainly of silica (sand or crushed quartz), along with small amounts of sodium and calcium, and finished with a faded turquoise glaze. In ancient Egypt the scarab was a symbol of immortality, resurrection, transformation and protection, and was much used in funerary art - representing the cycle of death and rebirth.
STONES
Faience
MEASUREMENTS
Head: 17.7 x 13.4mm
Rise off finger: 9.4mm
Width of band: 1.9mm
WEIGHT
4.3g
MARKS
Stamped 9ct
CONDITION
Very good, some general wear to the scarab commensurate with age
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