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Source Description
This heavy gold signet ring bears the throne name of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (1351-1334 BCE). It was cast in one piece; the deeper parts of the hieroglyphics were cut into the model before casting and the finer details chased onto it afterwards. The hieroglyphs on the bezel of the ring are not consistent with the style of the Amarna Period (particularly the shape of the kheper-beetle, as well as the nefer-sign next to it). The ring was bought in Cairo in 1929 and it is possible that it was produced in Egypt in the time of the excavations at Amarna (capital of Akhentaten in Middle Egypt) in the early 20th century or shortly after.
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Document identity
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7680
label
Signet Ring with Name of King Akhenaten
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title
Signet Ring with Name of King Akhenaten
description
This heavy gold signet ring bears the throne name of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (1351-1334 BCE). It was cast in one piece; the deeper parts of the hieroglyphics were cut into the model before casting and the finer details chased onto it afterwards. The hieroglyphs on the bezel of the ring are not consistent with the style of the Amarna Period (particularly the shape of the kheper-beetle, as well as the nefer-sign next to it). The ring was bought in Cairo in 1929 and it is possible that it was produced in Egypt in the time of the excavations at Amarna (capital of Akhentaten in Middle Egypt) in the early 20th century or shortly after.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1340 BCE or early 20th century (New Kingdom or modern)
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
signets
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4
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 5/8 in. (1.58 cm); Bezel L: 1/16 x W: 9/16 in. (0.2 x 1.4 cm); Inner Diam: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Outer Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.79 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
18th Dynasty (?)
reign
Akhenaten (1351-1334 BC) (?)
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cast gold
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6182
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EGY
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2227
2513
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