Not currently on display at the V&A

Hair Ring

c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Penannular red jasper hair ring.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved jasper
Brief description
Penannular hair ring, red jasper, Egypt, New Kingdom
Physical description
Penannular red jasper hair ring.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 1.3cm
  • Height: 0.9cm
  • Gap in circumference length: 0.2cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by University College London
Object history
CIRC.26-1935 to CIRC.30-1935 were a collection of five groups of items, mounted on boards, given to the V&A by University College London in 1935. Each was intended to demonstrate the tradition of a type of Egyptian manufacture - slate palettes, amulets, necklaces and bracelets etc, typically from grave contexts.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.27N-1935

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Record createdAugust 8, 2017
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