Cowrie-shaped ancient Egyptian ring (gold and hematite), inscribed with an ankh. Artist unknown; ca
Cowrie-shaped ancient Egyptian ring (gold and hematite), inscribed with an ankh. Artist unknown; ca. 1492-1473 BCE (18th Dynasty, New Kingdom). Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- source link
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