A COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN PENANULAR RINGS
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
In carnelian, red jasper and calcified jasper, each consisting of a single hoop into which a narrow cleft has been cut
Largest: 15/16 in. (2.3 cm.) diameter (33)
來源
with France Lucas, Paris, 1981.
拍品專文
Although these rings have traditionally been thought to be earrings, some have interpreted them as hair ornaments. For similar examples see nos. 290-292 in Brovarski, et al., Egypt's Golden Age.