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Creative Commons License
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Scarab with a Sphinx Set in a Swivel Ring
On the base of this carnelian scarab a sphinx wearing a royal war crown reclines over the body of a fallen enemy.
Provenance
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Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1909, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson Sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, June 22, 1909, lot 1; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7/16 x W: 5/8 x L: 7/8 in. (1.1 x 1.6 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.187