Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE RING

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE RING DEPICTING A CAT AND KITTENS - Ca. 1295 - 664 BCAn Egyptian ring with a cat and kittens sitting atop a bundle of flowering papyrus. It is widely believed that these elements symbolise the myth of the ”Faraway Goddess”. In this story, a feline deity flees into the Nubian desert, disrupting the ancient Egyptian world of ”maat”. A variety of individuals must coax her back to the Nile Valley to restore stability, order, and prosperity to Egypt. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2017.34.Size: 3 1/4mm x Gmm; Weight: 3gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in the early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.