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LOT 0045
Egyptian Bronze Ring for Ramesses II
NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, 1303-1213 B.C.
1 in. (6.78 grams, 23.72 mm overall, 17.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
D-shaped hoop and ellipsoid plaque, hieroglyphic text in low relief giving the regnal name of Ramesses II (User-Maat-Re Setep-en-Re).
Provenance
Ex R.K. collection, early 1980s.
UK private collection before 2000.
Property of a London gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12082-217353.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, p.165, no.148, for the type; Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.175, no. 345, for a faience ring of similar style.
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