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Seal Ring

Description Conservation Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This greenish faience example has widely spaced hieroglyphs that read "Mut, lady of Asheru." Peculiarities of the writing raise doubts about the authenticity.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
10/19/1978	Examination	examined for condition

Exhibitions

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

10th-8th century BCE or modern (Third Intermediate Period or modern)

Medium

faience with blue glaze
(Precious Stones & Gems)

Accession Number

42.200

Measurements

Ring H: 1 1/8 x Diam: 7/8 in. (2.88 x 2.28 cm); Bezel L: 2 7/16 x W: 9/16 in. (6.25 x 1.46 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View