Victorian Egyptian Revival Carved Scarab 18 Karat Gold Cocktail Ring

Centering a nephrite cabochon carved to depict a scarab beetle - measuring 9.0 x 12.0 mm. Opaque dark bluish green in color - accented by bands of rose cut diamonds across beetle. Be...

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...

18 karat gold hand-carved agate butterfly diamond contemporary cocktail ring. This butterfly ring is superb! The intricacy of the carving is so perfect that that the more you look a...

18 karat gold hand-carved agate butterfly diamond carving contemporary cocktail ring. The process of making this ring set in 18k gold with sparkling diamonds, started just like that of a Butterfly. As the little caterpillar goes through the rigorous process of metamorphosis only to become a beautiful butterfly, likewise we hand carved two rough pieces of natural agate only to achieve an absolutely beautiful butterfly cameo weighing 13.55 cts!! A total of 1.59 cts of VVS-VS / G-H (Clarity/color) diamonds used for...

18 karat rose gold cocktail ring, designed in Italy. The ring is beautifully made with bold and interesting pattern, very stylish with square shank....