Scarab Ring of Neferkhawet
Object type: Ring, scarab, Neferkhawet
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Silver, gold, glazed steatite
Dimensions: Scarab in bezel: L. 2 cm (13/16 in.); W. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); H. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Diam. of ring 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), west chamber B
Locus: Burial of Neferkhawet (I), 3rd finger, left hand
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Scarabs