Human world
Length: 2cm
Finger rings were not popular before the New Kingdom (1567 - 1085BC). The most common type in the New Kingdom was a signet ring holding a scarab. During this time, rings were mass-produced using moulds. Many were made in the form of the 'wedjat', or sacred eye of Horus.
Amenophis II was the seventh king of the 18th Dynasty. He was a great warrior and sportsman, although ruled in peace for most of his reign (1427 - 1392 BC).
The revolving bezel on the ring names him:
'The good god, son of Amun, powerful lord, warrior, contending against hundreds of thousands, son of Re, Amenophis, golden god, ruler of Heliopolis.'