Signet Ring Bearing the Name Ramesses II
Description
Caption: Signet Ring Bearing the Name Ramesses II, ca. 1152–1145 B.C.E.. Bronze, 13/16 × 5/8 × 1 in. (2.1 × 1.6 × 2.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.873E. (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 oval/rounded signet ring face (intaglio) with a recessed design showing vertical figures and two circular elements.
The image shows an oval bezel viewed front-on against a plain background. The metal surface is darkened, suggesting an oxidized bronze/bronze-like patina. Within the recessed (engraved) face, a central vertical motif dominates: two upright forms flank a middle element, and to the lower portion a horizontal base-like element is carved. Two circular shapes appear—one near the top (suggesting a bezel/loop opening or a globular sign) and another on the lower left within the design. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouche, or royal name are readable at this resolution; the exact inscription corresponding to the catalogue’s “Ramesses II” name cannot be confirmed from the visible markings. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No deity iconography is clearly identifiable from the abstracted carved forms.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.873E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117464 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.
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