Object Description
A finely modelled Western Asiatic gold swivel ring featuring a chalcedony scaraboid bead. The ring comprises a hollow-formed U-shaped hoop, with a loop to each finial to accommodate a separate gold bar for the swivel, with a longitudinally pierced scaraboid moss chalcedony gem featuring a fine intaglio image of a dove in flight. The swivel ring is Phoenician and Egyptian in origin and was extremely popular across the Mediterranean basin in Antiquity, with similar items having been found in Cyprus, Greece and Etruria.
UK ring size K ½, Weight 4.42 g.
Date: 1st Millennium BC