ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Ring with Magical Inscription

AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)

AAT Object Techniqueinscribing

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodPtolemaic Period

Date305-30 BCE

MediumGold

Credit LineGift in honor of Catherine Howett Smith ('84C, '99G)

Dimensions7/8 x 11/16 in. (2.2 x 1.7 cm)

Object number2005.086.001

Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - March 13, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 4, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesChristie's New York, Ancient Jewelry (Thursday, December 8, 2005), 15, lot 28.
MCCM Newsletter, September - November 2006.

ProvenanceWith J.R. Ogden and Sons, Ltd., London, England, 1982. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's New York, December 8, 2005, lot 28.

Status

On view

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