Title: Scarab Finger Ring of Senwosret III
Object type: Ring, scarab, Senwosret III
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Medium: Amethyst, gold
Dimensions: ring diam. 2 cm (13/16 in); scarab: l. 1.3 cm (1/2 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: Probably from     Memphite Region Dahshur   de Morgan excavations, 1894–95 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs