Seal Ring with the Name of Akhenaten

Description Conservation Exhibitions Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This is a sturdy seal ring of royal blue faience, imitating the shape of precious rings of the period. The inscription gives the throne name of King Amenophis IV (Akhenaten).

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
7/23/1959	Treatment	cleaned
8/21/1998	Examination	survey

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.

Inscriptions [Translation] Akhenaten

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

ca. 1351-1334 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Amarna)

Medium

Egyptian faience
(Precious Stones & Gems)

Accession Number

42.201

Measurements

Ring H: 9/16 x W: 1 1/16 x Diam: 13/16 in. (1.48 x 2.71 x 0.03 x 2.1 cm); Bezel W: 3/8 x L: 7/8 in. (1.01 x 2.15 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Amarna) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Egyptian Art