PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RINGS

New Kingdom to Late Period, Ca. 1550 - 332 BC. A pair of faience rings, including on the left a turquoise-glazed example with a broad hoop and a flat bezel decorated with a stylised motif, flanked by a lotus bloom. The ring on the right is a plain faience ring with a thick cylindrical hoop and flat interior, the exterior surface marked by a series of fine horizontal lines. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.20.614. Size: 9 3/4-12 1/2mm x T-Zmm; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on London art market, 1990s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.