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Hair ring

Hair ring
 New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII 1550 BCE-1295 BCE

Medium
carnelian
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1915
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
carnelian
Measurements
0.4 × 1.5 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
1768B-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1915
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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