EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN RING WITH ALMOND-SHAPED BEZEL New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A carnelian ring cut from a single piece of stone with a broad almond-shaped bezel and carinated hoop. The surface displays natural colour banding in red, orange, and pale white tones. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number AF.2625. Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 3.45g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.