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

Finger Ring

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Description

Caption: Finger Ring, ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.. Faience, 9/16 × 13/16 × 7/8 in. (1.5 × 2 × 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.354. (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 blue faience ring featuring an engraved design.

The artifact is a blue faience ring, typical of ancient Egyptian jewelry. It is oval-shaped with an engraved design on the top, possibly a form of a scarab or hieroglyphic symbol. The craftsmanship suggests attention to detail although the specifics of the engraving are difficult to discern. The overall style is consistent with decorative motifs common in personal adornment items in ancient Egypt.

decorative unknown good
Materials faience
Signs unknown

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.354 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9608 tier-2
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