Lot no. 45
EGYPTIAN RED JASPER SCARABOID WITH WEDJAT EYE IN SILVER-GILT RING.
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332
A red jasper scaraboid carved on the convex face with a wedjat eye in raised contour with notched brow, pronounced lids and pupil, the flat underside engraved with a panel of hieroglyphic signs within an oval border. A longitudinal perforation is threaded by a silver-gilt hoop with tight coils at each shoulder, the remainder continuing as a twisted hoop.
Size: D:14.88mm / US: 3 3/4 / UK: H; Weight: 4.3g.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with A. Moser collection, Switzerland 1990s-2000.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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