Scarab Finger Ring Inscribed for Nakht
Unknown Artist
ca. 1640–1550 B.C.
Medium
Glazed steatite, silver
Dimensions
Diam. of ring 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); L. of scarab 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); W. of scarab 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Classification
Ring, scarab, "Nakht justified"
Period
Second Intermediate Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.7.752