Signet Ring Bearing the Name of Amunhotep II
Description
Object Label: The enemies of Ma'at took many forms, but none was more immediate or threatening than hostile foreigners. From earliest times, Egyptian artisans made images of the king smiting enemies with his mace or war club in a symbolic pose of triumph. These representations ranged in size from huge reliefs on temple walls to tiny figures on finger rings. Rings such as this example served as effective amulets, ensuring the wearer of victory over obstacles that threatened the order of his or her life or afterlife. Caption: Signet Ring Bearing the Name of Amunhotep II, ca. 1426–1400 B.C.E.. Silver, 1/2 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (1.3 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.726E. (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.
Ancient Egyptian ring featuring a hieroglyphic scene with human figures.
The artifact is a ring with a rectangular bezel depicting a relief scene in low relief. The composition features a standing human figure holding a weapon or staff over a seated figure, alongside several hieroglyphic symbols, suggesting a scene of subjugation or punishment. The style is typical of Egyptian relief carving, with clear and defined lines.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.726E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4092 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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