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Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel

Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel. Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm × W. 1 cm × H. 0.7 cm (5/8 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early. Reign: reign of Thutmose I-Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1504-1425 B.C.. A giraffe is the central image on the base of this scarab, which was once part of a ring. This animal was associated with prophecy. Thus, the giraffe, in combination with the heiroglyphs on either side of it, predicted a "life of all good things" for the scarab's owner.
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Title:
Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel
Caption:
Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel. Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm × W. 1 cm × H. 0.7 cm (5/8 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early. Reign: reign of Thutmose I-Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1504-1425 B.C.. A giraffe is the central image on the base of this scarab, which was once part of a ring. This animal was associated with prophecy. Thus, the giraffe, in combination with the heiroglyphs on either side of it, predicted a "life of all good things" for the scarab's owner.
Technique/material:
Glazed steatite, electrum
Period:
NEW KINGDOM
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2926 x 3901 px | 32.7 MB
Print size:
24.8 x 33.0 cm | 9.8 x 13.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AFRICA • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • ÉLECTRUM • FROM EGYPT, UPPER EGYPT, THEBES, ASASIF, TOMB CC 37, BURIAL 59A, CARNARVON / CARTER EXCAVATIONS, 1911 • GLAZED STEATITE, ELECTRUM • GLAZING • GOLD ALLOY • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEW KINGDOM • SCARABS • SCULPTURE • STEATITE • TALC • THÈBES • UPPER EGYPT