Scarab Ring

E9192

Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display

From: Egypt | Abydos

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E9192
Current Location Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display - On Display
Provenience Egypt | Abydos
Locus Tomb E 108
Period Middle Kingdom | Twelfth Dynasty
Date Made 1938 - 1759 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Gold | Lapis
Inscription Language Hieroglyphic
Description

Scarab seal ring with the lapis seal pierced longitudinally and mounted in a gold setting. A gold wire runs through the bezel to form the ring, and the ends of this wire are twisted around the shank.

Height 3 cm
Width 3 cm
Depth 1 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account, 1900
Other Number AES 1883 - Original Number

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