PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-25 days agoEgyptian priest's ring with hieroglyphs, gold, 664–525 BCEmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down11
arrow-up188arrow-down1imageEgyptian priest's ring with hieroglyphs, gold, 664–525 BCEmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoI’m assuming it was used as a stamp for clay? anyone knows what it means
minus-squareFauxPseudo @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoIt’s in negative relief which would make it a bad stamp for clay or even wax. You generally want positive relief stamps for that to make clear marks and not get anything stuck in the spaces.
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoNot sure if it’s a signet ring or not. There’s a translation in a comment below.
I’m assuming it was used as a stamp for clay?
anyone knows what it means
It’s in negative relief which would make it a bad stamp for clay or even wax. You generally want positive relief stamps for that to make clear marks and not get anything stuck in the spaces.
thanks, didn’t know that
Not sure if it’s a signet ring or not. There’s a translation in a comment below.