Bidspirit auction | SYRO-PHOENICIAN GOLD SWIVEL RING WITH

SYRO-PHOENICIAN GOLD SWIVEL RING WITH INSCRIBED STONE SCARAB - Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A gold swivel ring with a slender twisted hoop, set with a stone scarab carved with a rounded back, the head, clypeus, and wing cases in low relief, and a flat underside engraved with a sphinx above a winged scarab and a line of inscription below. Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 7g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a long-standing private family collection assembled between the 1960s and 2000. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.