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-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.
An ancient Egyptian scarab seal featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The image depicts a scarab seal with a series of clearly carved hieroglyphs. The scarab is an oval shape and is typical of personal seals used in ancient Egypt for official documents or personal belongings. The composition includes a few discernible hieroglyphs arranged in a vertical layout, common in seal designs. The style is consistent with the widespread use of scarabs during various periods in Egyptian history for protective and administrative purposes.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.873E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117464 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.
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