Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Finger Ring Inscribed for Auserre (Apophis) Second Intermediate Period
Description
Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15, ca. 1581–1541 B.C. Gold, glazed steatite. scarab: L. 1.8 × W. 1.3 cm (11/16 × 1/2 in.) ring: diam. 2.5 cm (1 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Mrs. Emma B. Andrews, 1915.
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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