The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
An Egyptian Carnelian Ring, New Kingdom, 1540-1075 B.C
No reserve
Lot Closed
April 11, 01:58 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
with rounded hoop, the convex bezel carved in the form of a pair of Eyes of Horus with finely-engraved detail, linear and chevron ornament on the shoulders.
Diameter 2 cm.
Probably acquired by Henry Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947) in Egypt in 1915/16 or in Cairo in 1923.
The bezel of a similar ring is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (36.514, excavated by Flinders Petrie at Amarna in 1891-1892), depicting however one eye rather than two.