Scarab Ring

ca. 1794-1539 BCE (Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period; MB IIB)

1.6 cm 0.9 cm 2.5 cm

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This ring, a less expensive version of Walters 57.1957, is composed of a glazed steatite scarab set in a wide bronze band. It is attached to a hoop which tapers into a wire small enough to go through the perforation of the scarab. Decorative hieroglyphs are carved into the fla...

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Robert Garett Collection, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Children of Robert Garrett, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1964, by gift.
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