Egyptian Blue Skullcap from a Composite Figure of Ptah, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Wood The intaglio is mounted in

The intaglio is mounted in an antique Georgian 14K rose gold ring with a beaded bezel and shaped shoulders that frame the stone without compromising its classical character

Condition: The spoon is intact and in excellent condition

“Etruscan-Campanian Antefixes and Other Terracottas from Italy at the Johns Hopkins University

with fine reddish patination

Amasis adorned the temples of Lower Egypt

Egyptian Blue Skullcap from a Composite Figure of Ptah, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Wood The intaglio is mounted inThis small Egyptian blue skullcap was originally created as a fitted element for a composite cult statue of the god Ptah. The recessed interior is designed to sit securely over a wooden tenon emerging from the figure's head, a construction method well documented in elite wooden statuary of the New Kingdom and later periods. The material retains its characteristic glassy surface within the interior, while the exterior shows natural staining and minor