Ring with a Feline's Head
Object type: Ring, design amulet, feline head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Ahmose–Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1550–1425 B.C.
Medium: Steatite (glazed), copper
Green glazed steatite lion head seal, mounted on copper wire ring
Dimensions: Ring: w. 2.1 cm (13/16 in); l. 2.2 cm (7/8 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in)
Feline: l. 1.1 cm (7/16 in); w. 0.9 cm (3/8 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1907–14
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Cats