Slender Ring in the Form of a Snake
Description
Caption: Slender Ring in the Form of a Snake, 1st century C.E.. Gold, 1/8 × 5/8 in. (0.3 × 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.741E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
A small gold ring-like object shown from the side, shaped in the form of a slender snake or snake-like coil.
The image shows a thin, gold-colored metal object lying against a light gray woven textile background. The object appears ring-shaped but with an irregular contour consistent with a snake motif; the head/upper projection is not clearly defined in the photo, though a coiled, snake-like profile is visible near the lower-right area. The metal surface has a polished, reflective finish, and the lighting emphasizes the raised outline. No clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible, and no legible inscription can be confirmed. No cartouches or royal names are visible. The photographic focus is on the object’s form rather than any markings.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.741E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117336 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.