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Source Description
In this type of ring the scarab bezel is fastened by passing the ends of the bronze hoop, pulled out into fine wire, through the perforation, and twisting them around the hoop on the opposite side. The face of the glazed steatite scarab is decorated with a stylized head of the cow-eared goddess Hathor under a cartouche of King Thutmosis III.
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Document identity
localId
11094
label
Ring with Scarab
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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11094
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ring with Scarab
description
In this type of ring the scarab bezel is fastened by passing the ends of the bronze hoop, pulled out into fine wire, through the perforation, and twisting them around the hoop on the opposite side. The face of the glazed steatite scarab is decorated with a stylized head of the cow-eared goddess Hathor under a cartouche of King Thutmosis III.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1479-1425 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Metal
scarabs
finger rings
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7
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7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.4
height
0.8
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/16 x W: 5/16 x L: 7/16 in. (0.4 x 0.8 x 1.1 cm); Inner Diam: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Outer Diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Men-kheper-Re.
dynasty
18th Dynasty
reign
Thutmosis III (1479-1425 BC)
med
steatite with glaze, bronze
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6182
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EGY
JWL
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2513
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