Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RING WITH HIEROGLYPHICS

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RING WITH HIEROGLYPHICS - Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 750-654 BCAn Egyptian bright blue faience finger ring with a flat bezel bearing a hieroglyphic inscription. The hoop has a D shape decorated with carved diagonal lines. The bezel is made using a clay mould and demonstrates the level of skill that the ancient Egyptians attained in working with faience. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 11.215.77.Size: D:mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 3.8gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.