Signet Ring of Tutankhamun

Signet Ring of Tutankhamun

This elegant gold signet bears the young king’s throne name, Nebkheperure, identifying him as the earthly manifestation of the sun-god Ra. Each tiny sign, crisply cut into the oval bezel, would have impressed the royal name into clay or wax, sealing decrees with divine authority. When you look closer, one sees the sun disc of Ra is ingeniously merged with the loop of the ankh, the ancient symbol of life; a graceful innovation from the Amarna age…