Scarab Finger Ring Inscribed "God's Wife Hatshepsut"

Scarab Finger Ring Inscribed "God's Wife Hatshepsut"

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This ring is typical in shape for New Kingdom rings having a mounted scarab. The inscription names the "God's Wife" Hatshepsut. It was discovered on the third finger of a man's left hand.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.