Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry
Ring with Scarab
Description
<p>In this type of ring the scarab bezel is fastened by passing the ends of the bronze hoop, pulled out into fine wire, through the perforation, and twisting them around the hoop on the opposite side. The face of the glazed steatite scarab is decorated with a stylized head of the cow-eared goddess Hathor under a cartouche of King Thutmosis III.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2208' rel='external'>Ring with Scarab</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
[Translation] Men-kheper-Re.
Connections
Deities
Hathor
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 54.2208 tier-2
- Walters-id 11094 tier-2
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