Scarab seal ring

Medium

Jasper, green with gold mount and copper alloy ring

Dimensions

Ring: W. 15/16 × D. 7/8 in. (2.4 × 2.2 cm) Scarab: H. 5/16 × W. 7/16 × L. 9/16 in. (0.8 × 1.1 × 1.5 cm)

Classification

Stone-Stamp Seals

Period

Dynasty 15-17, 2nd Intermediate Period, Hyksos

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Harris D. and H. Dunscombe Colt, 1934

Accession Number

34.126.8

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