Ring with a Feline's Head

Unknown Artist

ca. 1550–1425 B.C.

Ring with a Feline's Head by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steatite (glazed), copper Green glazed steatite lion head seal, mounted on copper wire ring

Dimensions

Ring: w. 2.1 cm (13/16 in); l. 2.2 cm (7/8 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in) Feline: l. 1.1 cm (7/16 in); w. 0.9 cm (3/8 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in)

Classification

Ring, design amulet, feline head

Period

New Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Accession Number

26.7.773

Tags

Cats

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