Ring: Bezel inscribed "Happy New Year"

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Artist

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Ring: Bezel inscribed "Happy New Year"

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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664 BCE–525 BCE

Medium

Faience

Inscriptions

"Happy New Year."

Dimensions

1 × 2.8 cm (3/8 × 1 1/16 in.); Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1892.203

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