Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RINGS

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RINGS AND BEZELS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of nine faience rings and bezels. Top row, from left to right: a yellow ring with three horizontal ridges; a red ring with an openwork Wedjat eye; a yellow ring with a fish-shaped bezel; and a small red ring. Bottom row, from left to right: a green ring with an openwork Wedjat eye; a dark blue ring with a broad rectangular bezel; a turquoise oval ring bezel; a bichrome bezel with a dark blue scarab on a green base; and an oval bezel with a field bearing incised signs.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.215.92.Size: D:12 - 16.51mm / US: 1/2 - 6 / UK: A-L1/2; Weight: 10gProvenance: 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.