Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Finger Ring
Description
Lapis lazuli scarab set in gold plate and on a gold wire ring Lapis-lazuli
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A blue scarab amulet set in a gold wire, with minimal carvings visible.
This is a finely crafted scarab amulet, carved from a blue stone, likely lapis lazuli. The scarab is mounted on a simple gold wire, which is looped to form an elegant bracelet. The surface of the scarab appears minimally inscribed with faint marks or hieroglyphs, typical of protective amulets used in ancient Egypt. The style is consistent with the personal adornment and jewelry found in burial contexts.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
lapis lazuligold
Signs
scarab
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281869 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.755 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546149 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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