An Egyptian Faience Stirrup Ring, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Seals - Cylinder Condition: The central gold bead

Condition: The central gold bead is intact and in very good condition overall

often clay

carved from a creamy indurated limestone

wearing a large crescent headdress

and the thin inner bark is weighted with stones and scorched with fire to flatten it out

An Egyptian Faience Stirrup Ring, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Seals - Cylinder Condition: The central gold beadA green faience stirrup ring with hieroglyphic inscription inscribed into the bezel. Dimensions: Length: 1 1 4 inches (3 cm) Condition: Intact, although fine crack with small chip across bezel. Provenance: Ex Rockford College Art Museum Collection, thereafter, private collection of Egyptologist Geoffrey Metz, Sweden, acquired in 2006.