Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 6 pages
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
Sheet gold neatly molded across the back and around the edges of a lapis lazuli scarab, forms the surface into which finely detailed hieroglyphs are chased. A ring of sheet gold was added around the perforations at either end. The inscription reads "Chiefs of The Priestly Guild of Horus" which suggests that the ring was a mark of professional status.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34999
label
Scarab Ring Bezel
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
34999
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scarab Ring Bezel
description
Sheet gold neatly molded across the back and around the edges of a lapis lazuli scarab, forms the surface into which finely detailed hieroglyphs are chased. A ring of sheet gold was added around the perforations at either end. The inscription reads "Chiefs of The Priestly Guild of Horus" which suggests that the ring was a mark of professional status.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1186-1070 BCE (Late New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
finger rings
bezels
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.7
height
1
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/4 x W: 3/8 x L: 9/16 in. (0.7 x 1 x 1.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Leaders of the priestly group (phyle) of Horus.
dynasty
20th Dynasty
med
lapis lazuli, gold setting
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
a2f50d2686964efa
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
4b0029b2704b4c62
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
db0aec574e3b47dd
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
4
type
photo
mediaId
58687e918a855fee
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
5
type
photo
mediaId
3d6c85e0d02fce02
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
6
type
photo
mediaId
f87252862863b3e6
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no