Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
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.