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<em>Signet Ring</em>, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)
Signet Ring, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)
<em>Signet Ring</em>, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

Signet Ring, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

<em>Signet Ring</em>, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Signet Ring, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Signet Ring</em>, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpC_SL4.jpg)

Signet Ring, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpC_SL4.jpg)

<em>Signet Ring</em>, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1338E_wwg8.jpg)

Signet Ring, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1338E_wwg8.jpg)

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Signet Ring

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM Bronze, glazed steatite
  • Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 19
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1338E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Bronze ring set with glazed-steatite scarab with name of Ramesses II.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
    CAPTION Signet Ring, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)
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    <em>Signet Ring</em>, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E. Bronze, glazed steatite, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1338E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.531E_37.1338E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

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    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Signet Ring
    Bronze
    Glazed Steatite
    19th Dynasty
    New Kingdom
    Jewelry
    Scarab of Ramesses II
    new york historical society collection
    signet
    rings
    dynasty XIX
    XIX Dynasty
    Dynasty 19

    TAGS

    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Signet Ring
    Bronze
    Glazed Steatite
    19th Dynasty
    New Kingdom
    Jewelry
    Scarab of Ramesses II
    new york historical society collection
    signet
    rings
    dynasty XIX
    XIX Dynasty
    Dynasty 19

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