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Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts

Ptolemaic period, c. 332-30 BC

Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Seal Ring with Opposed Profile Busts
€ 1,250.00 VAT margin scheme
In stock: 1 available Article code:  26-1407
Object Description
Ancient Egyptian carnelian seal ring carved from a single piece of warm orange-red stone, with a rounded hoop and integral oval bezel. The bezel is engraved with opposed male and female busts in profile. Tapering ring band.

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

Condition
The ring is intact and in good, solid condition. Wearable with care as an ancient artefact. Minor surface irregularities and signs of wear are consistent with age and use.
Carnelian was valued in ancient Egypt for its warm red-orange colour and was widely used for jewellery, seals and amulets.
The Egyptian faith in carnelian was so strong that, along with turquoise and lapis lazuli, it was one of the most widely used stones in ancient Egyptian jewellery.

Features and Specifications

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

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