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Scarab with a Sphinx Set in a Swivel Ring

Egyptian (Artist)
Scarab: 1504-1388 BCE; Ring: Modern (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)
carnelian; mount: gold
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia , Jewelry)

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.

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1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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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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42.187

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