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Finger ring with scarab
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Gold and microcline (amazonite)
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: diameter of ring approximately .022; length of scarab .013; width of scarab .009
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.259
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionThe shank of this ring is made of thin, gold wire (now misshapen). The movable bezel is a hard stone scarab (amazonite). The base of the scarab is uninscribed while the back is summarily carved with divided wing cases.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri 20, tomb of Atlanersa. February 1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.