Ring Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III

Ring Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Many complete and fragmentary faience rings were excavated by the Museum at Malqata, which is located on the west bank of the Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor. Malqata was the site where Amenhotep III celebrated his three rejuvination festivals (called heb-sed in ancient Egyptian). This ring is inscribed with the king's throne name, Nebmaatre, which means "Re (the sun god) is the lord of truth." A clearer rendering of the name may be seen on another blue faience ring that was also excavated at Malqata.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ring Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep IIIRing Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep IIIRing Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep IIIRing Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep IIIRing Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.