Lot Essay
For a related ring see no. 146b in Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewelry.
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NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN GOLD AND GREEN-GLAZED STEATITE FINGER RING
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
With a rectangular steatite bezel, one side with a wadjet-eye, the other side with a hieroglyphic inscription reading "may the beauty of my lord remain (?)," the bezel designed to swivel by means of two wires which pass through its perforation and then loop at the end of the plain hoop, one wire knobbed at each end, the other coiled on to the shoulders of the hoop
13/16 in. (2.1 cm) wide; ring size 6¼
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
With a rectangular steatite bezel, one side with a wadjet-eye, the other side with a hieroglyphic inscription reading "may the beauty of my lord remain (?)," the bezel designed to swivel by means of two wires which pass through its perforation and then loop at the end of the plain hoop, one wire knobbed at each end, the other coiled on to the shoulders of the hoop
13/16 in. (2.1 cm) wide; ring size 6¼
Provenance
European Private Collection
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.