EGYPTIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH STEATITE SCARAB WITH CONCENTRIC CIRCLES. Ca. 1648 - 1539 BC. A steatite scarab with a domed back, incised side notches, and a cross-marked pronotum. The flat base is engraved with nine concentric circles arranged around a central group of hieroglyphs reading Ta-Hathor-kha-nefer, incorporating the name of the cow goddess Hathor. The scarab is pierced longitudinally and mounted in a gold ring with a plain hoop. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. For similar see: The Walter Art Museum, Accession Number 42.26. Size: D:14.27mm / US: 3 / UK: F 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private London collection; previously Mintici collection, Belgium 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.