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

Blue faience finger ring bezel fragment, in the shape of a solid oval with an incised Wadjet eye on the left hand side, preceded by two Nfr signs, first one now largely broken off. Part of the hoop remains on the left hand side of the bezel.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1966.20.38.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: ring bezel fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (of bezel): 19mm , Width (of bezel): 12mm , Depth (of bezel): 2mm , Depth (of hoop fragment): 6mm
  • 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