Antique Egyptian Gold & Faience Pottery Scarab Ring

A fine Egyptian Revival stick pin. In 14k yellow gold. Set with an antique Egyptian faience scarab on a bent wire shaft with a button terminal. Simply a wonderful stick pin! Date...

A fine Egyptian Revival stick pin. In 14k yellow gold. Set with a antique Egyptian faience scarab on a bent wire shaft with a button terminal. Simply a wonderful stick pin! Date:...

A fine Egyptian Revival stick pin. In 14k yellow gold. Set with a possibly ancient Egyptian faience scarab. Simply a wonderful stick pin! Date: Late...

A fine antique Victorian ring. In 14 karat yellow gold. Inlaid with a polished, shaped pyrite (or gold quartz) cabochon and decorated with etched and engraved decoration to the sid...

A fine antique Victorian gold filled brooch. Consisting of 3 turtles mounted on a bar pin supporting a fourth suspended by 2 fine link chains. Each turtle is set with a natural scarab beetle shell as its the turtle shell. Gold-filled and unmarked for fineness or maker. Simply a wonderful Victorian Bug...

A fine English Victorian signet ring. With a smooth, shield-shaped bloodstone cabochon bezel set in 9ct gold. The sides of the ring band are engraved and architectural. Struck t...

This DUBINI ring features an egyptian faience scarab set in 18K yellow gold. See our selections of scarabs to create your unique ring. Dimensions of Scarabs: 13x19x10mm HISTORY Along with the pyramids, sphinxes, and mummies, the scarabs are one of the most familiar objects representing Egypt. Scarabs have been collected for centuries and were particularly popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. “Scarabaeus sacer is the Latin name for the dung beetle. Today most people do not have great appreciation for this insect, but this variety and several other members of the family Scarabaeidae, were sacred to the ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians connected the beetles’ habits of rolling balls of dung around their eggs with the concept of eternal life in the after-world. The meaning of Kheper or Scarab was “”becoming, being, metamorphosing, generation, new life, virility, and resurrection.”” Representations of the beetle were an essential symbol in Egyptian art and a whole class of seals and amulets were made in its image. These little amulets of beetle form often bear hieroglyphic designs on their base, including good luck wishes, the names gods, and the names of individuals both noble and common. The most obviously interesting scarabs are those with names of kings, of the royal family, and of officials. Pharaohs were worshiped as gods, and the names of the current pharaoh or a popular deceased pharaohs, such as Thothemes III, were used to bring good luck to the bearer. Scarabs were manufactured in a wide variety of materials including steatite, faience, stone, glass, and bone, from the Old Kingdom...

This DUBINI ring features an ancient Egyptian scarab circa 1085-713 B.C. set in 18K yellow gold. A black stone scarab with an oval body and a gen...

Ancient Egyptian steatite scarab amulet high carat gold swivel signet ring The Scarab ring design, also called a Scaraboid Seal, was developed as an...

Roman Ring with Intaglio of Mars Roman, 4th century AD, intaglio 3rd century AD Gold, nicolo Weight: 15.3 gr.; Circumference: 49.32 mm.; US size 5; UK size J ½ This deceptively heavy gold ring...

This exquisite intaglio is masterfully engraved onto corundum gemstone and features the gnostic deity, Chnoubis. The stone is set in an 18K gold swivel ring...

Antique Roman Coin Satin Yellow Gold Ring, from Sacchi’s "Rome" Collection, hand-crafted with lost-wax casting technique. Lost-wax casting, one of ...