Finger Ring with Names of Amun-Re in a Cartouche

1070-664 BCE (Third Intermediate Period) Overall W: 1 7/16 in. (3.73 cm); Bezel L: 1 3/8 x W: 5/16 x D: 1/16 in. (3.53 x 0.74 x 0.1 cm); Inner Diam.: 1/2 in. (1.31 cm); Outer Diam.: 13/16 in. (2.02 cm) Citation Source image

This type of cartouche-shaped signet ring with a very long bezel made of faience was popular from the late 20th to the 23rd Dynasties. A question exists as to whether these rings were ever actually used as signets or were for funerary purposes, religious souvenirs, or gifts fo...

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3685
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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