Ring with scarab
Typically Phoenician, such rings in gold, silver, and bronze are found throughout the Mediteranean world from Spain to the Levant, with a particular concentration on Cyprus. They were worn as pendants.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ring with scarab
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 6th–5th century BCE
- Culture: Phoenician
- Medium: Bronze, sard
- Dimensions: Other: 15/16 × 1/4 × 7/8 in. (2.4 × 0.6 × 2.3 cm)
Other (pendant): 3/16 × 1/8 × 7/16 in. (0.5 × 0.3 × 1.1 cm) - Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.4207
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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8th–7th century BCE
late 4th–3rd century BCE
7th–6th century BCE
7th–6th century BCE
ca. 725–675 BCE
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