Signet ring ca. 1353-1323 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period The ring bezel is decorated with the royal device of two cartouches topped by ostrich plumes. The cartouches frame dancing figures of Bes, a minor god who frightened away demons and killed snakes and other harmful animals. Bes was closely associated with women in labor and with small children, and use of his image on this ring suggests that it belonged to a queen.. Signet ring. ca. 1353-1323 B.C.. Gold. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten). Dynasty 18
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