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Mummy hand wearing ring with scarab
  • CollectionEgypt
  • Research projectsGlypcol
  • Inventory numberE.05627
    • Object nameFragment
  • TitleMummy hand wearing ring with scarab
  • CultureEgyptian
    • GeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
    Place of discovery:UnknownHistorical geographical reference
  • Date1550 BC - 1069 BC
  • PeriodNew Kingdom(Egypt)
    • MaterialJasperMaterial > Stone > Quartz > Chalcedony (mineral)
    GoldMaterial > Metal
  • DimensionsH x La x P: 16,2 cm, 7 cm, 3 cm
  • OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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This embalmed mummy hand carries on its ring finger a golden ring with a green jasper scarab. The small seal amulet (an heirloom dating from the Middle Kingdom, 12th-13th dynasty) has on its base a decoration consisting of hieroglyphs (“nb nfr ra”, ‘the perfect lord Ra’) in a frame of interlocking spirals.