Scarab Set in a Ring Bezel, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, burial 1a, hands, 1935–36, Gold, glazed steatite, L. 2.5 cm (13/16 in.); W. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.), This scarab ring bezel was found among the hand bones of one of the unidentified adult woman buried in the tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose. The well-carved scarab is inscribed on the base with a sedge plant, symbol of the Nile valley (Upper Egypt) and a bee, symbol of the Nile delta (Lower Egypt)
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Scarab Set, Ring Bezel, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca, 1492–1473 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb, Hatnefer, Ramose, TT 71, coffin III, burial 1a, hands, 1935–36, Gold, glazed steatite, L, 2.5 cm, 13/16, W, 1.5, 9/16, H, 0.6, 1/4, scarab, ring, bezel, hand bones, unidentified adult, woman, buried, tomb, well-carved scarab, inscribed, base, sedge plant, symbol, Nile valley, bee, delta, Lower
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