Egypt, LARGE BLUE GREEN FAIENCE RING

Egypt, LARGE BLUE GREEN FAIENCE RING

Cylindrical ring with relief decoration of a procession of gods and goddesses walking to the right alongside the central standing figure of Osiris, god of the Underworld,holding crook and flail; recognizable are Thoth, Re-Horakhty, Isis Hathor, Sobek, Chnum, Tauert and falcon-headed Horus.

Ex priv. coll. J.J.M., Netherlands 1950-1992, H.W.S. Neth. inherited in 2000.
H. 4,3 cm, diam. 4,5 cm. Intact, small chip from rim

Third Intermediate Period – Late Period, 1^st mill. BC. Rare

Cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London 1994, fig. 45f;