Ring with a scarab inscribed with an ankh

Third Intermediate Period

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Set into a gold foil housing and used as the bezel of a silver ring, this scarab is made of travertine (Egyptian alabaster). On the base is an ankh, theancient Egyptian hieroglyph for life.

This ring was likely discovered somewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean. It was originally part of the collection of Luigi Palma di Cesnola, first director of The Met, and was purchased in 1874. It bears the earliest accession number in the Museum's collection of ancient Egyptian art.

Ring with a scarab inscribed with an ankh, Silver, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold

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Ring with a scarab inscribed with an ankh, Silver, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold
Ring with a scarab inscribed with an ankh, Silver, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold
Ring with a scarab inscribed with an ankh, Silver, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold
Ring with a scarab inscribed with an ankh, Silver, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold
Ring with a scarab inscribed with an ankh, Silver, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold

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