Ring Set with an Amethyst Cowroid
Object type: ring, cowroid
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep II
Date: ca. 1427–1400 B.C.
Medium: Silver, gold (mount), amethyst
Dimensions: Diam. of ring 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); l. of cowroid 2 cm (13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926