Description

This small faience ring bears witness to one of the most turbulent and interesting periods in Egyptian history, the reign of the 'heretic' king, Akhenaten.  The king's throne name, Nefer-kheperu-re Wa-en-re, is written on the flat surface of the ring. (The king's name could be translated as "Beautiful or perfect are the manifestations of Re, the Only One of Re.)

Such small rings were produced in great numbers at Amarna, Akhenaten's capital city in Middle Egypt, and may have been given out as favours on special occasions.