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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 1353–1336 BC

Artwork Details

Title	Finger Ring depicting King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti as Shu and Tefnut
Medium	Gold
Dimensions	diam. 2.5 cm (1 in); l. of bezel 2.3 cm (7/8 in)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 1353–1336 BC
Credit Line	Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 18
Period	New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Date Range	1358 BC – 1348 BC

Provenance

Region	Middle Egypt
Country	Egypt

From the Dynasty 18 era

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ca. 1981–1952 B.C.Scarab of Amenemhat I

ca. 1700–1425 B.C.Cylinder amulet

ca. 1700–1425 B.C.Cylindrical pendant

ca. 1600–1500 B.C.Scarab with a Lion Hunting Horned Animals

ca. 1600–1500 B.C.Canaanite Scarab Showing a Prostrate Man under Two Cobras…

ca. 1600–1500 B.C.Canaanite Scarab with a Roaring Lion

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 544679