Egyptian Revival Scarab Ring jade and the bloodstone agate flecked

and the bloodstone agate flecked with crimson speckles

Stones: Green paste gemstones

and a small glass locket compartment to the back allowing for a keepsake (a lock of hair

Width at head: 14

Egyptian Revival Scarab Ring jade and the bloodstone agate fleckedCool Egyptian Revival scarab ring made during the latter half of the 19th century. It's built around a deep teal blue scarab beetle carved from faience, with intricate applied goldwork in the archaeological revival style to the shoulders and around the band. Heiroglyphics feature on the base of the scarab, visible through the open backed setting. Faience is a type of ceramic material that's been produced in Egypt for many thousands of years, and was