Scarab
Finger Ring
31-27-147
From: Egypt | Meydum
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 31-27-147 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Meydum |
| Locus | Tomb 285 |
| Period | New Kingdom | Nineteenth Dynasty |
| Date Made | 1292-1190 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Steatite | Bronze |
| Description | Green glazed steatite scarab set in bronze ring so that it turns on a pin and may be used as a seal. The scarab is inscribed with the name of Rameses II and the figure of the king. |
| Outside Diameter | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Meydum; Alan Rowe, 1931 |
| Other Number | 29-12-195 - Field No SF |
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