Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 341
and the hieroglyphics within the oval make the name of that Pha-raoh (Cheops, Shofo) of whom the pyramid was the tomb. Another RINGS. 303 ring of great historical importance is the bronze one which bearsthe name of Amunoph III. engraved on the oval face of the ring. … It was probably worn by some official in the kings household. Itis now in the collection of Lord Londesborough. Sir G. Wilkinsonmentions an Egyptian ring, remarkable for its size: it containedtwenty pounds worth of gold. It consisted of a massive ring, halfan inch in ite largest diameter, bearing…
Art, Ancient · Archaeology
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