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| Keywords: Egyptian - Unfinished Ring with Flat Bead - Walters 42188 - Bottom.jpg One side of the bead bears a detailed carving of an owl a hieroglyph that has the same sound value as the English m The other side shows a victorious pharaoh raising his weapon to dispatch a cowering enemy The plaque was probably created in the 18th or 19th Dynasty between 1479 1185 BC New Kingdom carved yellow jasper and gold H 3/8 x W 1/2 0 99 x 1 33 x 0 04 cm ; Ring inner Diam cm 1 35 ; Outer Diam cm 1 84 accession number 42 188 11 Charles Newton-Robinson Sale Christie Manson and Woods London June 22 1909 lot 1 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York 1909 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1909 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian finger rings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
