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Source Description
The shank or band of this ring is crescent-shaped and circular in section; its upper sections are covered with heavy gold wire. The oval bezel on a swivel, the metal that holds the stone, takes the form of a scaraboid, or seal amulet in the shape of a scarab. Its sides are encircled by a double row of granules and are surmounted by a delicately molded frog in the round. The underside is incised with a <em>nefer</em>-sign to the right and a <em>wedjat</em>-eye.
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Document identity
localId
97012
label
Finger Ring with Frog
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
97012
contentType
object
title
Finger Ring with Frog
description
The shank or band of this ring is crescent-shaped and circular in section; its upper sections are covered with heavy gold wire. The oval bezel on a swivel, the metal that holds the stone, takes the form of a scaraboid, or seal amulet in the shape of a scarab. Its sides are encircled by a double row of granules and are surmounted by a delicately molded frog in the round. The underside is incised with a <em>nefer</em>-sign to the right and a <em>wedjat</em>-eye.
date
c. 1353–1337 BCE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60751679
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
cul
Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (1351–1334 BCE)
accession
1916.658
Source extras
tec
gold
tombstone
Finger Ring with Frog, c. 1353–1337 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (1351–1334 BCE). Gold; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.658
collection
Egypt - New Kingdom
didYouKnow
An exact duplicate of this ring, apart from the inscription, is in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh.
citations
citation
Kozloff, Arielle P., Betsy Morrell Bryan, Lawrence Michael Berman, and Elisabeth Delange.<em> Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992.
page_number
no. 131
citation
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page_number
Reproduced: p. 285; Mentioned: p. 285-286
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:13:30.597000
sourceId
97012
dept
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - New Kingdom
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gold
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0
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photo
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