Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
- Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
- Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, burial 1a, hands, MMA excavations, 1935–36
- Medium: Gold, glazed steatite
- Dimensions: L. 2.5 cm (13/16 in.); W. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
- Object Number: 36.3.16
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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