Ancient Egyptian Wadjet eye ring bezel from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Blue faience finger ring bezel fragment, from an openwork Wadjet eye ring. Only pupil and the eye socket immediately around it remain.

Ancient Egyptian Wadjet eye ring bezel from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1966.20.31.b.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: Wadjet eye ring bezel
  • Dimensions: Length: 9mm , Width: 8mm , Depth: 2mm
  • 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