This sweet Egyptian Revival ring is from the Victorian era. The wire wrapped shank of the ring is indicative of scarab rings from the time. This ring in particular swivels, so you can turn it over to see the bottom of the bead, a function that is a nice attribute. The scarab bead is mounted in gold that is also surrounded by a twisted wire. The scarab is faience, which is a type of self-glazing clay. Copper in the glaze makes the scarab turquoise, and the glaze pools in the recesses. On the carved back of the scarab there is what seems like an Egyptian goddess kneeling. We are unsure of the age of the bead—it could be made during the Egyptian Revival era of the 1880’s or could be an ancient bead. Nevertheless, it is in great shape today.
The face of the ring measures 1/2” x 7/16”. The ring weighs 3.7 grams. Unmarked and acid tests as 14k gold.
Ring size 7.25. Because of the shape of the ring, it can fit a 7 to a 7.5.
