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Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts

Ptolemaic period, ca 305-30 BC

Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring with facing busts
€ 1,250.00 VAT margin scheme
Article code:  26-1407
Ancient Egyptian carnelian ring, carved from a single piece of warm orange-red carnelian with a rounded hoop and an integral oval bezel. The bezel is engraved with opposed busts of a male and female, heads in profile, facing one another. Tapering ring band.

Outside diameter: ± 24,7 mm
Inside diameter: ± 19,6 mm
Bezel: ± 17,7 x 8,7 mm

The ring is intact and in good solid condition. Wearable with care of an ancient artefact. Minor surface irregularities and signs of wear consistent with age and use.
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The Egyptians believed carnelian had magical powers; it was believed it could ward off evil, help the blood circulation and make the skin look healthy and youthful.
Carnelian was known as the 'Blood of Isis' (Goddess of nature and guide of souls to the Underworld). Accordingly, a carnelian amulet called a 'thet' was placed on mummies to assist the dead in their journey to the afterlife.
The Egyptian faith in carnelian was so strong that, along with turquoise and lapis lazuli, it was the most used stone in ancient Egyptian jewellery.

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Features and Specifications

Period Ancient, Egyptian
Category Ancient Jewellery
Material (semi-precious) Gemstone
Country Ancient Egypt
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