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Source Description
This scarab is damaged but an image of an offering table (?) in front of an enthroned deity in intaglio is still visible on the underside. The scarab bezel is finely carved of dark green stone, and the ring has a silver twisted wire hoop. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
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Document identity
localId
9219
label
Scaraboid Intaglio with a Seated Deity Set in a Swivel Ring
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
9219
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scaraboid Intaglio with a Seated Deity Set in a Swivel Ring
description
This scarab is damaged but an image of an offering table (?) in front of an enthroned deity in intaglio is still visible on the underside. The scarab bezel is finely carved of dark green stone, and the ring has a silver twisted wire hoop. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
provenance
Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Newton-Robinson Sale, Christie, Manson, and Woods, London, June 22, 1909, lot 2; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
scarabs
rings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.7
height
1.3
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/4 x W: 1/2 x D: 3/8 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
green stone; mount: silver
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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