NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550 - 1292 B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN GOLD AND AMETHYST SWIVEL RING
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550 - 1292 B.C.
1 in. (2.6 cm.) diam; ring size O.

Provenance

Furman Hebb, New York, January 1977.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

In ancient Egypt, the frog was symbolic of regeneration and fertility due to the numbers in which the creature appeared, apparently autogenously formed from the mud from which it emerged. Consequently this ring might have been worn to bestow on its owner fertility or resurrection.

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