Ring with a Feline's Head
Unknown Artist
ca. 1550–1425 B.C.
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