Scarab Ring
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Scarab Ring
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Date: ca. 1550–1500 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), third finger of left hand, anonymous burial 1, MMA excavations, 1930–31
- Medium: Glazed Steatite, linen
- Dimensions: L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); H. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
- Object Number: 31.3.97
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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