EGYPTIAN SILVER SIGNET RING WITH HEAD OF HATHOR

New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A silver signet ring with a broad, solid hoop tapering towards the underside and expanding into an integral oval bezel. The flat face is engraved with the frontal head of Hathor, wearing a tripartite wig and a broad usekh collar composed of radiating strands. Above her head is a solar disc flanked by two uraei. A stylised lotus flower appears to the right of the goddess, all enclosed within a single incised oval border. Size: D:20.17mm / US: 10 1/2 / UK: U 1/2; Weight: 10.7g Provenance: Private central London collection; previously acquired on the UK art market prior to 2000.