Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RINGS
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RINGS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of four faience finger-rings, from left to right: a plain circular band; a ring with a bezel bearing a wedjat eye; and two rings set with an elongated cartouche panel within a raised rim. The cartouche of the blue-green ring is inscribed with the prenomen of Tutankhamon : ”Nebkheperure”For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA22594.Size: D:12.6 - 17.12mm / US: 1 1/4 - 6 3/4 / UK: B 1/2-N; Weight: 6gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.