Finger Ring with Inscription
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Finger Ring with Inscription, 5th–7th century C.E.. Iron, 9/16 × Diam. 3/4 in. (1.5 × 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.151. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A ring with engraved inscriptions on the oval face.
The image depicts a metal ring with an oval face containing engraved inscriptions. The composition is simple with a robust circular band that supports the flat, oval surface. The inscriptions appear worn but are legible, suggesting historical use. The style is indicative of personal adornment, possibly used for sealing or identification purposes.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.151 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9426 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.