Ancient Egyptian Rings
May 2026
These are all rings or finger rings from ancient Egypt, spanning various dynasties and periods, crafted from materials like faience, gold, carnelian, wood, and bone, often featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions and royal cartouches.
55 objects · 3 institutions
Child's Finger Ring
Cleveland Museum of Art
1540–1296 BCE
Cylinder with Geometric Designs and Hieroglyphs
Art Institute of Chicago
Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650–1550 BCE)
Finger Ring
Cleveland Museum of Art
1069–715 BCE
Finger Ring
Cleveland Museum of Art
1540–1186 BCE
Finger Ring of Shoshenq I
Cleveland Museum of Art
945–715 BCE
Finger Ring with Frog
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1353–1337 BCE
Finger Ring with the Throne Name of King Horemheb
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Horemheb (about 1323–1295 BCE)
Finger Ring with the Throne Name of King Psusennes II
Art Institute of Chicago
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of Psusennes II (about 959–945 BCE)
Finger Ring: Neferkheprure-Wanre (Akhenaton)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)
New Year's Ring
Cleveland Museum of Art
664–525 BCE
Openwork Ring
Art Institute of Chicago
about 1st century
Partially unwrapped mummified hand with ring
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1550–664 B.C.
Ring
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Ring
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom–Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 18–25? (about 1550–656 BCE)
Ring
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasties 18–20 (about 1350–1069 BCE)
Ring Depicting Isis and Horus
Art Institute of Chicago
Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Ring Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Art Institute of Chicago
Probably Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Ring with Aegis of Nepthys
Cleveland Museum of Art
945–715 BCE
Ring with Ankh (Symbol for Life)
Art Institute of Chicago
Middle Kingdom (1991 BCE–1784 BCE)
Ring with Hieroglyphs
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom–Third Intermediate Period?, Dynasty 18–25 (about 1550–656 BCE)
Ring with Inlaid Openwork Bezel
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)
Ring with Inlaid Openwork Bezel
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)
Ring with a Recumbent Lion
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20 (about 1550–1069 BCE)
Ring: Aegis of Sekhmet/Bastet
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom–Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15–25 (about 1550–664 BCE)
Ring: Akhenaton
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)
Ring: Amenhotep (III), Ruler of Thebes
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (about 1390–1352 BCE)
Ring: Amun-Ra, King of the Gods, the Lord
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasties 18–20 (about 1550–1069 BCE)
Ring: Amun-Ra, King of the Gods, the Lord
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasties 18–20 (about 1550–1069 BCE)
Ring: Amun-Ra, flanked by nb signs
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasties 18–20 (about 1550–1069 BCE)
Ring: Amun-Ra, flanked by nb signs
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1390 BCE)
Ring: Ankhkheprure (Smenkhkare)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Smenkhkare (about 1338–1336 BCE)
Ring: Bezel inscribed "Happy New Year"
Art Institute of Chicago
Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664-525 BCE)
Ring: Cowroid with Sistrum and Pendant Uraeui
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)
Ring: Djeserkheprure-Setepenre (Horemheb)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Horemheb (about 1323–1295 BCE)
Ring: Figure of Bes playing frame drum, sa (protection) before him
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1390 BCE)
Ring: Hieroglyphs
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)
![Ring: Horem[heb], Beloved of Amon](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/22c45587-9754-d16b-d191-f961450a4092/full/600,/0/default.jpg)
Ring: Horem[heb], Beloved of Amon
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Horemheb (about 1323–1295 BCE)
Ring: Horemheb, Beloved of Amon
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Horemheb (about 1323–1295 BCE)
Ring: Horemheb, Beloved of Amon
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Horemheb (about 1323–1295 BCE)
Ring: Menmaatre (Seti)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Seti I (about 1294–1279 BCE)
Ring: Menphetyre (Ramesses I)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses I (about 1295–1186 BCE)
Ring: Nebmaatre (Amenhotep III)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (about 1390–1352 BCE)
Ring: Nebmaatre is the Lord (Amenhotep III)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (about 1390–1352 BCE)
Ring: Neferkheperure-Waenre (Akhenaten)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)
Ring: Neferkheprure-Waenre (Akhenaton)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)
Ring: Neferkheprure-Waenre (Akhenaton)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)
Ring: Neferkheprure-Waenre (Akhenaton)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)
Ring: Oval
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)
Ring: Ramesses (II), Beloved of Amun
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (about 1279–1213 BCE)
Ring: Ramesses (II), Beloved of Amun
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (about 1279–1213 BCE)
Ring: Ramesses (II), Beloved of Amun
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (about 1279–1213 BCE)
Ring: Ramesses-mry-Amun?
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses V? (about 1147–1143 BCE)
Ring: Seti, Beloved of Ptah
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Seti II (about 1200–1194 B. C.)
Ring: Usermaatre-Setepenre (Ramesses II)
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (about 1279–1213 BCE)
Ring: with Inlaid Openwork Bezel
Art Institute of Chicago
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1350 BCE)