EGYPTIAN SILVER RING WITH CARTOUCHE-SHAPED BEZEL WITH HIEROGLYPHS. New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1550 - 664 BC. A silver finger ring with bezel modelled in the form of a cartouche surmounted by a solar disk with uraei; incised with hieroglyphic signs within the cartouche. For similar see: Ancient Egyptian Jewelry. A Picture Book, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1940, Fig. 12. Size: D:15.9mm / US: 5 1/4 / UK: K; Weight: 7.6g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.