Cowroid Stamp Seal from Ruiu's Burial
Object type: Cowroid, Ruiu, ankhs
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Ruiu (IV), inside 35.3.45a, b
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935