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Ring with Cartouche-Shaped Bezel
This example of turquoise-colored faience is chipped and has incrustations in the deeply cut, crisp hieroglyphs which read "May your house flourish, may your lifetime be jubilant under the gifts of Amun of Karnak (and) a high old age."
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [obtained in Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2003-2004 | Faience: The Colors of the Heavens. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/20/1977 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Cartouche Bezel L: 2 5/16 x W: 2 7/16 x D: 1/2 in. (5.93 x 6.23 x 1.28 cm); Inner Diam.: 1/2 in. (1.23 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.417