Fragment of a ring bezel


Accession Number
W1160q
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Amarna case
Object Type
Jewellery, Finger ring, Bezel
Period
New Kingdom
Dynasty
Eighteenth Dynasty
Amenhotep III
Material
Faience
Provenance
Egypt, Amarna
Measurements
Height: 8mm | Width: 9mm | Depth: 3mm
Number of Elements
1

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Description

A ring bezel of Amenhotep III showing his prenomen. Such bezels could be seen as kingly propaganda or a demand from the populace for the protection, connection with divinity, or social status resulting from contact with the king's name. It was donated by the Egypt Exploration Society.