Openwork Ring
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This fine ring is adorned with two images of a djed-pillar, a symbol of the god Osiris, flanked by protective goddesses in the form of winged cobras. Elaborate faience rings, some associated with religious and royal festivals, were most common during the New Kingdom but were also made during the Third Intermediate Period.
Caption
Openwork Ring, ca. 1070–718 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 x 1 in. (2.6 x 2.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.203. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Openwork Ring
Date
ca. 1070–718 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 21 to Dynasty 22 (probably)
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
1 x 1 in. (2.6 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
48.203
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