Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab set in a ring bezel New KingdomSheikh Abd el-Qurna
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. carnelian, gold. Including mount: L. 1.3 cm (1/2 in); W. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); H. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). From: below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial of Amenhotep, ring finger of left hand, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Subject: Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274458 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.158 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548867 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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