EGYPTIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH STONE SCARAB. Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 800 - 600 BC. A mottled brown and grey stone scarab. The base is engraved with a symmetrical composition arranged in three horizontal registers: the upper register with two opposing falcons, the middle depicting a central scarab flanked by two seated baboons, and the lower register with two uraei. The scarab is pierced longitudinally and mounted in a gold ring with a plain, rounded hoop, coiled wire securing each shoulder. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA36466. Size: D:14.27mm / US: 3 / UK: F 1/2; Weight: 5.5g 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.