Signet Ring Bearing the Name Ramesses II

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Brooklyn Museum
Data provider:
Brooklyn Museum
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Title:
Signet Ring Bearing the Name Ramesses II
Date:
ca. 1152-1145 B.C.E.
Description:
Bronze signet ring, cast solid in one piece, inscribed for Rameses II. Condition: Small chips and some corrosion. There is a small crack which has been mended.
Type:
Jewelry
Type (Narrower):
Adornments
Type (Broader):
Object
Geographic region:
Saqqara, Egypt
Time period:
New Kingdom
Provenance:
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Medium:
Bronze
Extent:
13/16 × 5/8 × 1 in. (2.1 × 1.6 × 2.6 cm)
Rights:
Creative Commons-BY
Identifier:
Accession Number: 37.873E
Is part of:
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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