Ring Bezel with Throne Name of Akhenaten
Ring Bezel with Throne Name of Akhenaten
Place of OriginEgypt, found at Amarna in 1921
Date18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1360 BCE
DimensionsDiam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumPottery; glazed.
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1926.104
Not on View
DescriptionTurquoise-blue glaze.
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.
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1358 BCE
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1360 BCE
12th Dynasty (1991–1802 BCE), about 1849–1801 BCE
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
probably Late 19th century
18th-20th Dynasties, possibly later (1558-1085 BCE)
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Meiji era (1868-1912), about 1880
about 1750
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