In even rarer stone or faience variants the head, legs, wings and body of the insect are clearly delineated. They seem to date either of the Middle Kingdom (see below), or more probably of the New Kingdom1,2
Green serpentine L 7.8, H 2.9, W 1.6 Middle Kingdom?
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Lapis lazuli L 4.8 Period? Private collection
References
1Page-Gasser M & Wiese A B. Egypte Moments d’éternité. Art Egyptien dans les collections privées, Suisse, 1997. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz, Germany, p. 156, n°97
2For a splendid glazed ring of the New Kingdom with a locust bezel see Connor S & Facchetti F. Amuleti dell’antico Egitto, 2016. Museo Egizio, Torino, and Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.A. Modena, Italy, p. 88, Fig. p. 89