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| Keywords: Egyptian - Ring - Walters 571485 - View A.jpg The original inscription on the exceptionally narrow bezel of this cast gold ring was erased and a crude one partly gouged partly scratched in is displayed It reads Bastet Lady of Basta The Eye of Re Mistress of the Two Lands Professor Goedicke has suggested the piece may have come from the treasure of Tell Basta discovered in 1905 in the southeastern Delta century 6 BC gold Overall cm 1 ; Bezel L 3/4 in 0 05 x 1 85 cm ; Inner Diam cm 1 25 ; Outer Diam cm 0 72 accession number 57 1485 11759 Abemayor Cairo date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1928 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian finger rings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Egyptian art from Bubastis | ||||
