Scarab in a ring mount
about 1640–1550 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBlue-green glazed steatite; mount is 18 kt gold; Arabic assay and maker's mark
DimensionsScarab (L x W x H): 0.9 x 14.5 x 22 cm (3/8 x 5 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Mount (H x W x D): 28 x 22 x 23.5 cm (11 x 8 11/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Mount (H x W x D): 28 x 22 x 23.5 cm (11 x 8 11/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Daphne Farago
Accession number2003.821
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Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Lower Egypt. By 1900, collection of Omar Sultan Pasha, Upper Egypt; approximately 1970: purchased by Daphne Farago from Nassar Brothers Jewellery - Antiquities, Khan El Khalily Bazaar, Egypt; approximately 1970 - 2003: with Daphne Farago; 2003: given to the MFA by Daphne Farago.
