Finger Ring Inscribed with the Cartouches of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 118

This square-cut jasper ring, is inscribed with the cartouches of Thutmose III (at left) and Hatshepsut (at right). The inscription on its reverse reads "The First Prophet of Horus of Nekhen, Tjeni," suggesting that it may actually have been used as a working seal.

Finger Ring Inscribed with the Cartouches of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, Green jasper, gold

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Finger Ring Inscribed with the Cartouches of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, Green jasper, gold
Finger Ring Inscribed with the Cartouches of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, Green jasper, gold
Finger Ring Inscribed with the Cartouches of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, Green jasper, gold
Finger Ring Inscribed with the Cartouches of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, Green jasper, gold

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