Middle Kingdom, 2133-1797 BC. A gold ring comprising a D-section hoop with ellipsoid bezel and D-shaped finials with claws, beaded wire collars, inset glazed composition scarab. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 1. 4.22 grams, 26.39mm overall, 19.21mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965.