Ancient Egyptian Bronze Ring with Cross-Hatched Bezel- 1000-300 BCE | River Walkers Minerals

Material: Bronze / copper alloy
Object: Finger ring
Design: Incised cross-hatched geometric bezel
Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Date: c. 1000–300 BCE
Ring Size: Approx. US 1
Condition: Intact, with substantial surface patination and age-related wear.

A small bronze finger ring featuring a broad oval bezel decorated with an incised cross-hatched or lattice pattern. The intersecting lines cover nearly the entire bezel, creating a simple geometric design that remains clearly visible despite considerable surface patination.

Bronze and copper-alloy finger rings are well documented from ancient Egypt across this general period. Museum collections contain comparable Egyptian rings and ring bezels in copper alloy, including examples from the Third Intermediate Period and Late Period.  The Met also preserves considerably earlier Egyptian bronze signet rings, demonstrating the long history of cast bronze rings with prominent decorated bezels in Egypt. 

The ring is accompanied by documentation from Affordable Ancients, which identifies it as an authentic Ancient Egyptian bronze amuletic ring dating to approximately 1000–300 BCE. Their paperwork states that it was previously in the stock of a Jerusalem dealer and was subsequently acquired by Affordable Ancients in Canada.

Provenance: Jerusalem antiquities trade → Affordable Ancients, Canada → private collection. Accompanied by the dealer’s Certificate of Authenticity and original documentation.

Please note: The Egyptian attribution and c. 1000–300 BCE dating are those supplied by the antiquities dealer. Without a documented archaeological find context or independent scientific/academic examination, a more precise date, original function, and interpretation of the geometric decoration cannot be established.