Gold ring of the high priest of the goddess Bastet, Hapimen ca. 664–525 BC. Goldsmithery; gold ring with a rectangular plaque on a circular thick-cylinder hoop. Upper surface of the plaque covered with two rows of hieroglyphic inscription in concave relief. Date: 664–525 BC, Late Period, 26th Dynasty. Possible origin: Leontopolis, possible findspot: Tell el-Moqdam . Subject: Hapimen, Bastet. Dimensions: total length 2.6 cm, width 2.6 cm; eyelet height 1.6 cm, width 1.8 cm; ring thickness 0.4 cm., A gold ring with a square bezel engraved with a group of carved symbols and small pictorial shapes, showing a bird figure, an insect-like motif, a reclining animal shape, and various geometric and curved forms; the ring and bezel are metallic gold in color with small areas of darker brownish or reddish insets within some carved lines, set against a neutral light gray background.
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Gold ring of the high priest of the goddess Bastet, Hapimen ca. 664–525 BC. Goldsmithery; gold ring with a rectangular plaque on a circular thick-cylinder hoop. Upper surface of the plaque covered with two rows of hieroglyphic inscription in concave relief. Date: 664–525 BC, Late Period, 26th Dynasty. Possible origin: Leontopolis, possible findspot: Tell el-Moqdam . Subject: Hapimen, Bastet. Dimensions: total length 2.6 cm, width 2.6 cm; eyelet height 1.6 cm, width 1.8 cm; ring thickness 0.4 cm., A gold ring with a square bezel engraved with a group of carved symbols and small pictorial shapes, showing a bird figure, an insect-like motif, a reclining animal shape, and various geometric and curved forms; the ring and bezel are metallic gold in color with small areas of darker brownish or reddish insets within some carved lines, set against a neutral light gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_437

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17.6Mo (951.0Ko) / 21.0cm x 21.0cm / 2479 x 2479 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gold ring high priest goddess Bastet Hapimen ca 664–525 Bc Goldsmithery gold ring rectangular plaque circular thick-cylinder hoop Upper surface plaque covered two rows hieroglyphic inscription concave relief Date Late Period 26th Dynasty Possible origin Leontopolis possible findspot Tell el-Moqdam Subject Hapimen Bastet Dimensions total length 2.6 cm width 2.6 cm eyelet height 1.6 cm width 1.8 cm ring thickness 0.4 cm square bezel engraved group carved symbols small pictorial shapes showing bird figure insect- motif reclining animal shape various geometric curved forms ring bezel metallic gold color small areas darker brownish reddish insets within carved lines set neutral light gray background.

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