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Source Description
The original inscription on the exceptionally narrow bezel of this cast gold ring was erased, and a crude one partly gouged, partly scratched in is displayed. It reads "Bastet, Lady of Basta, The Eye of Re, Mistress of the Two Lands." Professor Goedicke has suggested the piece may have come from the treasure of Tell Basta discovered in 1905 in the southeastern Delta.
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Document identity
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11759
label
Ring
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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11759
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ring
description
The original inscription on the exceptionally narrow bezel of this cast gold ring was erased, and a crude one partly gouged, partly scratched in is displayed. It reads "Bastet, Lady of Basta, The Eye of Re, Mistress of the Two Lands." Professor Goedicke has suggested the piece may have come from the treasure of Tell Basta discovered in 1905 in the southeastern Delta.
provenance
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th century BC (?)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
rings
bezels
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 3/8 in. (1 cm); Bezel L: 3/4 in. (0.05 x 1.85 cm); Inner Diam: 1/2 in. (1.25 cm); Outer Diam: 5/16 in. (0.72 cm)
Source extras
med
gold
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6182
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EGY
JWL
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2513
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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