Ring Bezel with Throne Name of Akhenaten
Ring Bezel with Throne Name of Akhenaten
Place of OriginEgypt, found at Amarna in 1921
Dateabout 1360 BCE
DimensionsDiam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumPottery; glazed.
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1926.104
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Label TextThis ring bezel, found at Amarna, bears the throne name of Akhenaten—Neferkheprure-Waenre. Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, abandoned Egypt’s traditional gods in favor of monotheistic worship of the Aten, the sun disk.- Decorative Arts
about 1358 BCE
around 1360 BCE
XIIth Dynasty, 1849-1801 BCE
Not earlier than 19th Dynasty
probably Late 19th century
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18-20 or later
19th Dynasty, 1292-1225 BCE
Meiji era (1868-1912), about 1880
about 1750
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