Ring: Bezel inscribed "Happy New Year"

Arts of Africa

Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664-525 BCE)

Egyptian

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Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Ring: Bezel inscribed "Happy New Year"
Origin: Egypt
Date: 664 BCE–525 BCE
Medium: Faience
Inscriptions: "Happy New Year."
Dimensions: W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); diam. 2.75 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1892.203

Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 87.

Émile Brugsch (1842-1930), Bulaq Museum and Egyptian Antiquities Service, Cairo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1892; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1892.

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