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582 - EGYPTIAN STEATITE HEDGEHOG WITH EPITHET OF THUTMOSE III IN S…

Estimate £300 - £600

Description

EGYPTIAN STEATITE HEDGEHOG WITH EPITHET OF THUTMOSE III IN SILVER SWIVEL RING. New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A steatite stylised hedgehog. The flat base is inscribed with the epithet of the pharaoh Thutmose III "Image of Amun-Ra". Set in a possibly later silver swivel ring with a plain hoop. Royal names, or epithets referring to the king, were believed to possess strong protective power, much like the names and images of the gods. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 42.11; The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number 53.276. Size: D:21.39mm / US: 12 / UK: X 1/2; Weight: 7.6g Provenance: From a private UK collection; London art market acquisition; earlier in an Oxford private collection dating to the 1990s.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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