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Ring of Hatnefer

New Kingdom
ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
This ring was found on the middle finger of Hatnefer's left hand. It has been set with an amulet shaped like a cowrie shell and inscribed on the base with a geometric pattern vaguely resembling a lizard. The rings and small scarabs found on Hatnefer's mummy were personal jewelry, not part of her funerary equipment.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ring of Hatnefer
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
  • Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), Mummy of Hatnefer, middle finger left hand, MMA excavations, 1935–36
  • Medium: Silver, glazed steatite
  • Dimensions: Ring: H. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
    Cowroid: L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); wW 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); H. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.3.4
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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