Title: Scarab Finger Ring
Object type: Ring, scarab
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Red jasper, silver
Dimensions: L. of scarab 1.6 cm (5/8 in); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
H. of ring 2.1 cm (13/16 in); w. 2.2 cm (7/8 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71) burial 2, mummy, 3rd finger of left hand MMA excavations, 1935–36 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs