Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Finger Ring

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Description

Caption: Finger Ring, 3rd–4th century C.E.. Bronze, glass, 3/8 × 11/16 × 13/16 in. (0.9 × 1.8 × 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 02.244.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

The image shows a small circular metal object consistent with a finger ring viewed from above, with a dark, uniform outer surface.

A single ring occupies the center of the image, photographed against a neutral, textured background. The ring has a continuous circular band with a thicker bezel-like area at the lower edge, though no distinct gemstone or carved motif is clearly visible at this resolution. The surface appears dark/greenish-brown, suggesting corrosion or patination on metal. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible. No distinct deities or royal names can be identified from the image.

decorative Roman Period (as catalogued); otherwise unclear from image alone good
Materials metal (bronze-like), patinated/darkenedpossible glass inset (unclear; not clearly identifiable)

Connections

Materials Metal

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 02.244 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 15564 tier-2
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  • 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.