Finger Ring depicting King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti as Shu and Tefnut, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 BC, From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Town, Petrie excavations, 1891–92, Gold, diam. 2.5 cm (1 in); l. of bezel 2.3 cm (7/8 in), This ring was found at Amarna. The hieroglyphs may be read as an ideogram. The two seated figures are probably Akhenaten (left) and Nefertiti (right) as the deities Shu (air as indicated by the feather he holds) and Tefnut (moisture)
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Finger Ring depicting King Akhenaten, Queen Nefertiti, Shu, Tefnut, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca, 1353–1336 BC, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna, Akhetaten, Town, Petrie excavations, 1891–92, Gold, diam, 2.5 cm, 1, l, bezel 2.3, 7/8, ring, hieroglyphs, read, ideogram, two seated, figures, Akhenaten, left, Nefertiti, right, deities Shu, air, indicated, feather, holds, moisture
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