New Kingdom, XVIII Dynasty, 1570-1298 BC. A beautiful high karat gold swivel ring with a steatite scarab from Ancient Egypt. The ring is centred by a longitudinally pierced scarab, set within a gold frame and with features, such as the clypeus and prothorax, marked by single lines. On the reverse, is depicting an anthropomorphic cow goddess Hathor in the form of a sistrum above the hieroglyph neb (“mistress”). The ring is possibly of a later period. 22kt gold.Size: D: 18.6mm / US: 8 5/8 / UK: R; 6.74gProvenance: Central London private collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired since the 1970s on the UK and European art markets.