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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Seal Ring with Name of Tutankhamun
This piece is a flimsily constructed pale turquoise-colored faience ring. The throne name of King Tutankhamun (Menkheperre) is impressed on the bezel.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/23/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/21/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt, Luxor (Thebes) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3/8 x W: 3/4 x D: 5/8 in. (0.91 x 1.83 x 1.61 cm); Bezel L: 5/16 x W: 3/16 in. (0.84 x 0.48 cm); Inner Diam.: 5/16 in. (0.82 cm); Outer Diam.: 9/16 in. (1.38 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.386