Gold Ring with Horus Eye

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Late period, 664-332 B.C.

Material: Gold, Faience

Dimensions: 8.5 gram; 1.7 cm (ring diameter)

Price: Sold

Ref: 1536

Provenance: Rhenish private collection prior to 2002. Thence in the collection of Erika Krautkrämer (1932-2022).

Condition: The false beard on the Horus eye is reattached. Ring is ready to wear, but the faience eye is slightly fragile.

Description: Massive 18 carat gold ring with a round cross-section, wrapped around with four coils of gold wire on each shoulder. On the bezel an ancient faience Horus eye ("udjat" or "wedjat eye") with traces of green varnishing. The ring is hallmarked with 750 inside. Ready to wear.