EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH RED AGATE INSCRIBED SCARAB Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A gold pendant comprising a gold frame adorned with a gold thread on the border to secure a carved red agate scarab of ovoid form with naturalistic features. Beneath the domed insect is a hieroglyphic cryptographic inscription. Size: 35mm x 25mm; Weight: 15g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.