Lot 409
24K Yellow Gold Ring of an Egyptian Eye Inlay, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1963 B.C.-1650 B.C. Set in a modern 24K yellow gold ring. The eye is obsidian and limestone and was set into wood image. Intact and wearable, the antiquity has been set within a protective 24K gold bezel ½" wide and 1½" long. Ring size is 5½" and weighs an impressive 26 grams. Estimate $1,200 - 1,500
Eye inlay is ex Christies, London, July 28, 1970, lot 88, part.
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