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Source Description
This ring with a gold hoop of twisted wire, typically Egyptian but lacking the usual taper, has a swiveling scarab bezel rather crudely carved out of dark green stone. Carved into the back is a short-skirted figure with a disk over the head paying homage to the goddess Isis with outstretched wings. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned. Isis was the most popular Egyptian goddess in the Phoenician culture, and this scarab may very well be Phoenician. The short-skirted figure may represent Osiris, and the crown he wears may be an adaptation of an upper Egyptian crown.
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Document identity
localId
40209
label
Scarab with Worshiper and Winged Deity Set in a Gold Swivel Ring
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obj
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object
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5
Source metadata
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40209
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Scarab with Worshiper and Winged Deity Set in a Gold Swivel Ring
description
This ring with a gold hoop of twisted wire, typically Egyptian but lacking the usual taper, has a swiveling scarab bezel rather crudely carved out of dark green stone. Carved into the back is a short-skirted figure with a disk over the head paying homage to the goddess Isis with outstretched wings. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned. Isis was the most popular Egyptian goddess in the Phoenician culture, and this scarab may very well be Phoenician. The short-skirted figure may represent Osiris, and the crown he wears may be an adaptation of an upper Egyptian crown.
provenance
Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Newton-Robinson Sale, Christie, Manson, and Woods, London, June 22, 1909, lot 2; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Scarab: 7th-5th century BCE; Hoop: Modern (EZ IIC)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
scarabs
finger rings
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.1
height
1.2
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 7/16 x W: 1/2 x L: 11/16 in. (1.1 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm); Inner Diam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Outer Diam: 15/16 in. (2.45 cm)
Source extras
med
dark green jasper; mount: gold
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2337
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ANE
JWL
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2513
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