Scarab Ring Bezel

Description Exhibitions Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The sheet gold which frames the flat side of this scarab of blue translucent stone is neatly tucked into the legs of the insect. No seams are visible. The hieroglyphs on the back are finely carved. There is an owl above and a hawk which has feathering indicated.

Exhibitions

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Translation] Henut-mj-pa-Har-si-ese.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

664-405 BCE (Late Period)

Medium

blue-grey amazonite, gold setting
(Precious Stones & Gems)

Accession Number

42.64

Measurements

H: 5/16 x W: 1/2 x L: 9/16 in. (0.8 x 1.2 x 1.5 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View