Scarab Ring
| Object Number: | E9192 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Abydos |
| Locus: | Tomb E 108 |
| Period: | Middle Kingdom Twelfth Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 1938 - 1759 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1939 |
| Late Date: | -1758 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Gold Lapis |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Height: | 3 cm |
| Width: | 3 cm |
| Depth: | 1 cm |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account, 1900 |
| Other Number: | AES 1883 - Original Number |
Description
Scarab seal ring with the lapis seal pierced longitudinally and mounted in a gold setting. A gold wire runs through the bezel to form the ring, and the ends of this wire are twisted around the shank.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Year of Color: Stone and Marble from Antiquity to the Present (19 Aug 2014 - Aug 2015) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Wegner, Jennifer H. 2014. "Hidden Treasures: Abydos in the Basement". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 56. no. 1. pg. 42-51 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 47, fig13 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 194 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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