Finger Ring with Cartouche of Akhenaten
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Glass and faience were both difficult materials for making jewelry.
Eighteenth Dynasty artisans frequently created glass reproductions of traditional metal and stone forms. These early glassworkers, still perfecting their skills, often reduced intricate details like inscriptions to simple lines.
Late Eighteenth Dynasty faiencemanufacturers produced mold-made rings inscribed with royal names. Because these pieces were too fragile to have been worn, they were most likely distributed as royal keepsakes at state occasions.
Caption
Finger Ring with Cartouche of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.. Faience, Diam. 13/16 x Length of bezel 11/16 in. (2 x 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.253. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Finger Ring with Cartouche of Akhenaten
Date
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
Diam. 13/16 x Length of bezel 11/16 in. (2 x 1.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.253
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