Scarab_Finger_Ring_MET_26.7.755_top.jpg


Summary

English: Scarab Finger Ring ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL) Create new Wikidata item based on this file )
Title
English: Scarab Finger Ring
Description
English: Ring, scarab
Date
English: circa 1850
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–1750 B.C.
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
  • Reign: reign of Amenemhat III
Medium
English: Lapis lazuli scarab set in gold plate and on a gold wire ring Lapis-lazuli
Dimensions
English: diam. 2.5 cm (1 in); scarab: l. 1.8 cm (11/16 in)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Egyptian Art
Accession number
26.7.755
Place of discovery
English: From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Dahshur, de Morgan excavations, 1894–95
Credit line
English: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/546149

Permission
( Reusing this file )
Creative Commons CC-Zero This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication .
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Captions

Scarab Finger Ring (MET, 26.7.755)

Items portrayed in this file

depicts