Swivel ring with Egyptian glazed steatite scarab with double footed ankh sign between crowned uraeus snakes.
The type of ring is Phoenician in origin. Both the scarab and the technique of glazing steatite are connected with Egypt. Like the pendants with scarabs, the swivel rings were very widely distributed.
From Cyprus
Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1877. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. pl. xxvi, 6, London: John Murray.
Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4180, p. 418, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Artist: Date: ca. 5th century B.C. Accession Number: 74.51.4150 Date: ca. 5th century B.C.Medium: Gold, chalcedonyAccession: 74.51.4150On view in:Gallery 176
Artist: Date: ca. 5th century B.C. Accession Number: 74.51.4145 Date: ca. 5th century B.C.Medium: Gold, green jasperAccession: 74.51.4145On view in:Gallery 176