Ancient Egyptian Wadjet eye ring bezel 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 one Nfr sign, may have been two Nfr signs, first one now broken off. Part of the hoop remains on the left hand side of the bezel.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1966.20.39.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: Wadjet eye ring bezel
  • Dimensions: Length (of bezel): 15mm , Width (of bezel): 11mm , 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