Funerary Ring
Description
Caption: Funerary Ring, 664–525 B.C.E.. Gold, copper, 1/2 × Diam. 7/8 in. (1.2 × 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.738E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 gold signet ring with a rectangular bezel.
The artifact is a gold ring characterized by a simple circular band and a flat, rectangular bezel which gives it the appearance of a signet ring. The surface of the bezel is smooth without any discernible inscriptions or engravings, suggesting it may have been a template intended for personalization or it has worn away over time. The ring’s design is minimalistic and lacks any intricate detailing or additional ornamentation.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.738E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117333 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.