Ancient Egyptian ring bezel fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Blue faience finger ring bezel fragment, in the shape of a solid cartouche with a moulded inscription. A little over half of the cartouche remains. Part of the ring’s hoop remains on one side. Cartouche difficult to read due to moulding, information on translation possibilities taken from accompanying label.
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Ancient Egyptian ring bezel fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1966.20.41.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: ring bezel fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (of bezel): 17mm , Width (of bezel): 10mm , Depth (of bezel): 2mm , Depth (of hoop fragment): 7mm
  • Published references: Peet T E & Woolley C L The City of Akhenaten 1 1923 pp.169-171
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483