Ring Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III

A glazed faience ring bezel in the shape of an elongated oval seal, its flat face incised with hieroglyphic signs in a vertical arrangement, including an ankh-like sign and a figure above a horizontal base. The deep blue-grey glaze shows wear and greenish tones. The photograph is taken straight on against a plain white background.

Look closer: A small hole pierces the top of the shank, where the ring band attached.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1386–1347 BCE

Medium

Faience

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1374 × 1758 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1911