6th-4th century B.C. A gold finger ringprising: a jasper scaraboid with profile intaglio of a crouching sphynx with tail raised; a penannular rectangular-section hoop with gold wire wound about the shoulders retaining the scaraboid. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 32, for type. 7.39 grams, 26.56 mm overall, 19.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1 in."). Mayfair collection, 1970. Property of a London gentleman.Condition Report: Fine condition.