Ring
c. 6th Century BC (made)
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This ring originally formed part of the collection of Edmund Waterton, a collection of approximately 760 rings designed with the aim of illustrating the history of rings of all periods and types. The majority of the collection was acquired by the Museum in 1871, with a remaining part being acquired in 1899, after Waterton’s bankruptcy forced him to part with it in 1868. The rings were held as security against a loan by the jeweler Robert Phillips for two years, but when Waterton missed an 1870 deadline to repay the loan, Phillips sold the collection to the Museum, having first contacted regarding a possible purchase in 1869.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved gold |
| Brief description | Ring, gold, Phoenician or Etruscan, Egyptianising, c. 6th Century BC. |
| Physical description | Gold ring with a narrow band and integral, flat oval bezel. The bezel depicts a crowned Horus offering an ankh sign, standing atop the neb sign; the whole is surrounded by a border. |
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| Object history | ex Waterton Collection |
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| Summary | This ring originally formed part of the collection of Edmund Waterton, a collection of approximately 760 rings designed with the aim of illustrating the history of rings of all periods and types. The majority of the collection was acquired by the Museum in 1871, with a remaining part being acquired in 1899, after Waterton’s bankruptcy forced him to part with it in 1868. The rings were held as security against a loan by the jeweler Robert Phillips for two years, but when Waterton missed an 1870 deadline to repay the loan, Phillips sold the collection to the Museum, having first contacted regarding a possible purchase in 1869. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 413-1871 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2006 |
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