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Finger ring, likely belonging to Queen Tiye

New Kingdom
ca. 1390–1336 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
This ring was found at Amarna. The hieroglyphs may be read as an ideogram. The two seated figures are probably Akhenaten (left) and Nefertiti (right) as the deities Shu (air as indicated by the feather he holds) and Tefnut (moisture). They were father and mother of the earth and sky, which are symbolically represented by the earth hieroglyph (below) and by the sun disk flanked by two sacred cobras (above).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Finger ring, likely belonging to Queen Tiye
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep III to Akhenaten
  • Date: ca. 1390–1336 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Town, Petrie excavations, 1891–92
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: Diam. 2.5 cm (1 in); Bezel: L. 2.3 cm (7/8 in)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.767
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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