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Ring with a Scarab Bezel
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Description

Ring with a Scarab Bezel is an internationally celebrated Gold and green jasper created by Ancient Egyptian (Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650–1550 BCE)). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Émile Brugsch (1842-1930), Bulaq Museum and Egyptian Antiquities Service, Cairo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1892; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1892.

Dimensions

1.2 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm (1/2 × 1 × 7/8 in.)

Movement / Period

middle kingdom

Accession No

594

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Egyptian

middle kingdom • Egypt • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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