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Scaraboid Intaglio with a Seated Deity Set in a Swivel Ring
This scarab is damaged but an image of an offering table (?) in front of an enthroned deity in intaglio is still visible on the underside. The scarab bezel is finely carved of dark green stone, and the ring has a silver twisted wire hoop. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Provenance
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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.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1/4 x W: 1/2 x D: 3/8 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1 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.
42.128