ECM.1846-2010
Parts
Object number
ECM.1846-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Ancient Egyptian ring
Description
Gold, amethyst, wire finger ring with scarab
Comments
Web images used with permissiong of The Barber Institute
Description
Dimensions
Height: 0.9cm
Width: 1.4cm
Width: 1.4cm
Inscription
dominion, vigour
Material
Stone
amethyst
metal
gold
amethyst
metal
gold
Physical description
Amethyst scarab, wing cases marked, legs feathered, base decorated with a weser and nefer sign within a broken spiral border; longitudinal piercing threaded with stout gold wire, twisted over at ends, to form the shank
Production
Date
BC 1882-1853
History and association
Associated object
Associated person
Myers, William Joseph, 1858 - 1899 (Compiler)
Associated place
Dahshur
Wadi el-Hudi
Wadi el-Hudi
Object history note
Exhibited at the Roemer-und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, "Meisterwerke agyptischer kunst schatze aus dem Myers Museum an Eton College", April 2004 - January 2005
Field collection
Collection place
Egypt
