ring with blue scarab

ring with blue scarab , 1900s

Where object was made: Egypt

Material/technique: silver; faience

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Diameter (Height x Width x Diameter): 3.81 x 2.54 x 3.33 cm
Object Height/Width/Diameter (Height x Width x Diameter): 1 1/2 x 1 x 1 5/16 in

Credit line: Anonymous gift

Accession number: 2006.0306

Not on display

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In Ancient Egypt, scarab beetles, or khepri (meaning “who created himself”), were worshiped as a manifestation of the sun god Ra. Ancient Egyptians carried small amulets carved in the image of a scarab beetle as reminders of the sun’s eternal cycle. Although scarab beetles are often associated with Ancient Egypt, the country where this ring was made remains a mystery.