Signet ring with name of Amenhotep IV (later Akhenaten)

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

ca. 1347–1300 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

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Title: Signet ring with name of Amenhotep IV (later Akhenaten)
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten to Haremhab
Date: ca. 1347–1300 BCE
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Copper
Dimensions: Diam. 2.5 cm (1 in.); Bezel L. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Object Number: 26.7.778
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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