04-03-2003, 01:43 AM
Hail Chaerophon,
I have spent my whole life studying ancient history, and my studies have been quite focused on Ancient Egypt - in particular the New Kingdom - for about the past seven or eight years. As such, it was the prefect birthday present for me (I wasn't joking when I said it came to me on my birthday ;) ). It's only a scarab seal, rather than the ring directly off the king's finger (though, I know someone who has one of them!), so it's quite legal: it came from a legitimate antiquities store. I didn't pay for it, but I it was about AUS$1200 (if you payed in cash - more if you didn't); in a decade, it'll be worth more than that though...
I have spent my whole life studying ancient history, and my studies have been quite focused on Ancient Egypt - in particular the New Kingdom - for about the past seven or eight years. As such, it was the prefect birthday present for me (I wasn't joking when I said it came to me on my birthday ;) ). It's only a scarab seal, rather than the ring directly off the king's finger (though, I know someone who has one of them!), so it's quite legal: it came from a legitimate antiquities store. I didn't pay for it, but I it was about AUS$1200 (if you payed in cash - more if you didn't); in a decade, it'll be worth more than that though...
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.