Victorian Egyptian Revival Faience Scarab Spinner Ring garnet and dates from the early

and dates from the early 19th Century

wires are later additions

Natural opals & rose cut diamonds

which also resemble wings

Height of letters: 9

Victorian Egyptian Revival Faience Scarab Spinner Ring garnet and dates from the earlyDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 A cool antique Egyptian Revival scarab spinner ring dating from the 1870s. The scarab is a vivid blue colour, and formed from faience. It's set in 15k gold, with rope work detail to the shoulders. The term faience broadly encompassed finely glazed ceramic beads, figures and other small objects found in Egypt as early as 4000 BC. In this instance it is composed mainly of silica (sand or crushed quartz), along with small amounts