Title: Scarab Finger Ring
Object type: Ring, scarab
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Reign: reign of Amenemhat III
Medium: Lapis lazuli scarab set in gold plate and on a gold wire ring
Lapis-lazuli
Dimensions: diam. 2.5 cm (1 in);
scarab: l. 1.8 cm (11/16 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