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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab Ring - Walters 542463 - Back View A.jpg This ring a less expensive version of Walters 57 1957 is composed of a glazed steatite scarab set in a wide bronze band It is attached to a hoop which tapers into a wire small enough to go through the perforation of the scarab Decorative hieroglyphs are carved into the flat face of the back of the scarab Above is the red crown flanked by protection symbols below is a djed pillar of Osiris flanked by signs in the shape of a basket ca 1794 1539 BC late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate; MB IIB light beige-brown steatite with blue-green glaze and bronze setting cm 0 9 1 6 2 5 Other cm 3 2 Other cm 3 7 accession number 54 2463 2152 Robert Garett Collection Children of Robert Garrett Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of the children of Robert Garrett 1964 Inscription The upper part depicts Lower Egyptian crown on nb-basket kingship and magical protection flanked by s3-signs protection the lower part a dd-pillar stability flanked by nfr-signs perfection The hieroglyphic signs have no syntactical context but the combination of signs conveys special magic protection and long-lasting perfection In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian finger rings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
