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Scarab Ring   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Egypt)Unknown author
Title
Scarab Ring
Description
English: The scarab, the ancient Egyptian symbol of regeneration and rebirth, was a very popular motif in jewelry. This sacred beetle was connected to the sun-god Khepri, who could appear in the form of a scarab and was also associated with resurrection. This ring features an amethyst scarab, which can be rotated to reveal a hieroglyphic inscription chased on its gold mount. It reads "Butler of Nefer-her: Hebi," which identifies the pieces as the property of a royal servant.
Date between 1794 and 1648 BC
date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1794-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1648-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
(Middle Kingdom of Egypt
era QS:P2348,Q191324
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Medium gold, amethyst
Dimensions length: 2.1 cm (0.8 in); height: 1 cm (0.3 in); width: 1.5 cm (0.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,2.15U174728
dimensions QS:P2048,1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,1.55U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
57.1957
Place of creation Egypt
Object history
  • Children of Robert Garrett, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
  • 1964: given to Walters Art Museum
Exhibition history In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1978. Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980. Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. 1984-1987. Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987. Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009. Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. 2010.
Credit line Gift of the children of Robert Garrett, 1964
Inscriptions [Translation] Butler of Nefer-her: Hebi.
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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