Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab & Silver Ring

This ancient scarab has been set in a modern setting with a rope frame and off-round shank. The setting is at least 60 years old, but likely older, and features a hand-carved steatite scarab of ovoid form with a suspension hole drilled through the body.

The ancient Egyptians maintained that the sun was propelled across the heavens by means of a scarab. The Egyptians created many amulets in the form of beetles in a great variety of materials. These were routinely inscribed with hieroglyphs and images conveniently accommodated to their stylized flat underside.

Origin: Ancient Egypt
Material: Sterling silver, steatite
Dimensions: 31.1 x 22.4 mm x 8.8 mm high off finger
Weight: 10 grams
Ring Size: 11
Markings: "MTM 9259"
Period: Circa 664 to 332 BCE (Ancient Egypt, late dynastic period, 26th to 31st dynasty)
Condition: 6 (Wearable as shown and constructed in modern times. Scarab is ancient; silver ring setting is modern. Scarab shows more wear on the top; hieroglyphics are in very good shape)