Archaic II
Gold ring with chalcedony scaraboid
A hawk-headed deity and a worshipper beneath a winged disc. These rings, like the pendant rings, all have a swivel bezel with engraved scarabs decorated with Egyptian gods and symbols. However, this type of ring originates from Phoenicia, where Egyptianizing designs were very popular. 5/16 × 3/4 × 9/16 in. (0.8 × 1.9 × 1.4 cm) Diameter: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Date
599 - 500 BC
Accession No.
74.51.4149
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1878. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. pl. xxxvi, 7, New York: Harper & Brothers.Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. XXV, 9, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. pp. 413-4, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 319, pp. 194-5, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.