Card/Transcription No.: 256ff-3

256, FF. 3

NAT. SIZE

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2.6 1.75

Double ring of green translucent calcedony.
The king before the god Min on bezel.
Max. diam. of loop from top of bezel 3.1.

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green felspar        
red glass    
gold wire    
gold         
lapis lazuli glass
             
A complex finger ring having bezel in the form of the sacred
lunar and solar barque in which is a scarab (lapis lazuli)
bearing the atef crown of gold with ureai on either side. Upon
prow the barque of gold with lunar-disc; at stem the Horus hawk
with open protective wings and solar disk on head - inlaid with
carnelian, green felspar and lapis lazuli.
The loop of the ring of three stalks of papyrus flower and (2)
buds.

On the inner surface (under bezel) engraved upon the gold the
following legend: <> 
Thoth with lunar disk on head & ankh in hand