Title: Scarab Ring of Ruiu
Object type: Ring, Ruiu, scarab, hieroglyphs
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Medium: Steatite (glazed), silver
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); H. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.); Diam. of ring 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber Burial of Ruiu (IV), mummy, 3rd finger left hand MMA excavations, 1935–36 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs