‘Lion & Phoenix’- Ancient Egyptian bronze ring, circa 1790-1550 BC
AUD$8,000.00
- SKU 539
- Rare Egyptian Hyksos bronze ring with engraved animals, from the Second Intermediate Period, Ca. 1790=1550 BC
- A bronze ring with a slender round-section hoop expanding to a flat oval bezel engraved with two animals facing each other.
- Details are worn, but they could well be the lion and the phoenix, which is an old mythological symbol.
- Size: D: 20 mm | UK S | US 9
- Weight 6.37 g
- For similar, see: A. Lansing, Ancient Egyptian Jewelry: A Picture Book, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1940, f.12.
- Provenance: Private UK Collection
- A deliciously ancient and unique ring with a gorgeous green bronze patina.
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