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Ring bezel
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7100, debris
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.934
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionThis is a fragment of a ring bezel. It has a design impressed: the figure of a deity kneeling on a gold sign, holding signs for "millions of years". A sun disc and uraei are above the figure. Dy XVIII-XIX
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7100, debris. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.