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

Finger Ring

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Description

Caption: Finger Ring, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Faience, 7/16 × 7/8 × 3/4 in. (1.1 × 2.3 × 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 25.886.7.

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 small, blue scarab artifact with engraved hieroglyphs.

The image depicts a small scarab amulet crafted from a blue-colored material, possibly faience. The scarab is intricately carved with hieroglyphic inscriptions on its flat underside. The artifact reflects typical Egyptian design, often used for protection and symbolic purposes.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials faience
Signs scarab beetle
Visible text "wsr"

Connections

Found at Tell el-Amarna
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 25.886.7 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 24579 tier-2
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