Ring Bezel

ca. 1648-1539 BCE (Second Intermediate Period; Hyksos)

1.3 cm 0.6 cm 1.9 cm

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A scarab carved of light brown steatite with a thick gold rim around the bottom edge. A lip of gold, pressed around the scarab to hold it in place, is drawn out to form hoop-sockets. Carved into the back of the scarab is a beetle with outstretched legs under a disk.

Artifact

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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