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Scarab finger ring with name of Amun-Re

Scarab finger ring with name of Amun-Re. Dimensions: Ring: Diam. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); L. 7.8 cm (11/16 in.) Scarab: L. 1 cm (3/8 in.); W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); H. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). Dynasty: late Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C.. Henettawy died at the age of twenty-one and was buried in a plundered tomb that had originally been the resting place of Minmose, an official of Hatshepsut. The burial was a modest one, including a set of coffins and personal jewelry, and the body of the deceased was not even embalmed but simply wrapped in layers of linen bandages. One of two rings found on her left hand, this is of gold set with a scarab beetle, associated with the rising sun, in glazed steatite. The flat side bears the inscription "Amen-Re, king of the gods." Henttawy, who lived during the late 21st Dynasty, served as a musician in the cult of this god.
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Title:
Scarab finger ring with name of Amun-Re
Caption:
Scarab finger ring with name of Amun-Re. Dimensions: Ring: Diam. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); L. 7.8 cm (11/16 in.) Scarab: L. 1 cm (3/8 in.); W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); H. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). Dynasty: late Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C.. Henettawy died at the age of twenty-one and was buried in a plundered tomb that had originally been the resting place of Minmose, an official of Hatshepsut. The burial was a modest one, including a set of coffins and personal jewelry, and the body of the deceased was not even embalmed but simply wrapped in layers of linen bandages. One of two rings found on her left hand, this is of gold set with a scarab beetle, associated with the rising sun, in glazed steatite. The flat side bears the inscription "Amen-Re, king of the gods." Henttawy, who lived during the late 21st Dynasty, served as a musician in the cult of this god.
Technique/material:
Gold, glazed steatite
Period:
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4032 x 4032 px | 46.5 MB
Print size:
34.1 x 34.1 cm | 13.4 x 13.4 in (300 dpi)
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