Scarab Ring

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This scarab was found tied to the hand of an unknown woman who was buried on the hillside below the tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), one of Hatshepsut's officials. The name of Hatshepsut's daughter, Neferure, and her title "God's Wife," are inscribed on the base of the scarab which is similar in quality and style to those placed in the foundation deposits of Hatshpepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri.

Scarab Ring, Glazed Steatite, linen

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Scarab Ring, Glazed Steatite, linen
Scarab Ring, Glazed Steatite, linen
Scarab Ring, Glazed Steatite, linen
Scarab Ring, Glazed Steatite, linen

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