Scarab ring of Shoshenq III
825–773 B.C.
Findspotsaid to be from Bubastis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGold and lapis lazuli
DimensionsDiameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession number1972.1077
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to have been found at Bubastis (Tell Basta), Egypt, by Robert Gordon Faudree [see note 1]; 1959, sold by Faudree to Horace L. Mayer (b. 1899 - d. 1968), Williamstown, MA [see note 2]; to his widow, Florence Ellen Mayer, Williamstown; 1971, gift of Mrs. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 10, 1973)
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Faudree of October 7, 1959. [2] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 30, 1959 (loan no. 51.59).
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Faudree of October 7, 1959. [2] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 30, 1959 (loan no. 51.59).
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