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Source Description
A tiny carnelian frog with incised details serves as a swiveling bezel for a typical Egyptian seal ring. Carved into the base is a stylized head of a goddess, possibly Hathor.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34901
label
Finger Ring with Frog
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
34901
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Finger Ring with Frog
description
A tiny carnelian frog with incised details serves as a swiveling bezel for a typical Egyptian seal ring. Carved into the base is a stylized head of a goddess, possibly Hathor.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1550-1295 BCE (New Kingdom, 18th dynasty)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
amulets
seals
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.4
height
2
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 x W: 13/16 x D: 1/4 in. (2.4 x 2 x 0.6 cm); Bezel H: 1/4 x W: 3/8 x D: 1/4 in. (0.6 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm); Inner Diam: 7/16 in. (1.05 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th Dynasty
med
gold, carnelian
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
3193
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