Scarab finger ring inscribed for Hatshepsut (Maatkare)
Object type: Ring, Henettawy F, maatkare, Hatshepsut, ostrich feathers, nub
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Gold, glazed steatite
Dimensions: ring: 2.1 × 1.8 cm (13/16 × 11/16 in.); scarab: 1 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Tomb of Henettawy F (MMA 59)
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession year: 1925
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs