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Ring
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 2.1 x 2.1 cm (13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2924
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis ring has incised hieroglyphs on the bezel reading "Amenhotep ruler of Thebes". The glaze is greenish brown with traces of black. The ring is in good condition.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.