Openwork Ring
ca. 1070-718 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
This fine ring is adorned with two images of a djed-pillar, a symbol of the god Osiris, flanked by protective goddesses in the form of winged cobras. Elaborate faience rings, some associated with religious and royal festivals, were most common during the New Kingdom but were also made during the Third Intermediate Period.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Commemorative
- Formatted Medium
- Faience
- Medium
- faience
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dimensions
- 1 x 1 in. (2.6 x 2.6 cm)
- Accession Number
- 48.203
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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