Scarab Ring of Ruiu
Object type: Ring, Ruiu, scarab, standing sphinx, cobra, uraeus
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: Steatite (glazed), silver
Dimensions: L. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); Diam. of ring 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Ruiu (IV), mummy, 3rd finger left hand
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Scarabs