Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This scarab ring bezel was found among the hand bones of one of the unidentified adult woman buried in the tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (see 36.3.1). The well-carved scarab is inscribed on the base with a sedge plant, symbol of the Nile valley (Upper Egypt) and a bee, symbol of the Nile delta (Lower Egypt). These two hieroglyphs represent the royal title King of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel, Gold, glazed steatite

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Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel, Gold, glazed steatite
Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel, Gold, glazed steatite
Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel, Gold, glazed steatite
Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel, Gold, glazed steatite

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