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Ring Inscribed for Amunhotep II

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Description

Object Label: Personal Arts The reigns of Hatshepsut through Thutmose IV represent a transitional phase in Eighteenth Dynasty art. At first, artists continued to favor simple, elegant forms common earlier in the dynasty, but eventually they developed elaborate, highly detailed designs that dominated the dynasty’s final decades. Under Amunhotep II and Thutmose IV, for example, craftsmen increased the use of a soft, pastel blue pigment that had been invented during the reign of Thutmose III. Potters also molded vessels in human and animal form, and artisans rediscovered the Middle Kingdom fascination for colorful stones such as red carnelian. Art historians consider the scarabs (beetleshaped amulets) of this era among the finest ever made. Figure Vase of Woman Holding Dog Caption: Ring Inscribed for Amunhotep II, ca. 1426–1400 B.C.E.. Gold, 13/16 × 1/2 × 9/16 × 5/8 in., 0.3 lb. (2 × 1.2 × 1.5 × 1.6 cm, 0.13kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.725E. (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 gold ring with an oval bezel containing worn incised hieroglyphs and figures, shown mounted on a stand. The image is tightly framed on the ring face, with the back and hoop details only partially visible.

The object appears to be a gold finger ring or small signet ring. The bezel is oval with a rounded rim and two small protrusions/attachments on either side near the shoulder, while the hoop is mostly out of frame. Inside the oval field, there are darkened incised marks resembling Egyptian hieroglyphs and possibly iconographic elements; however, the details are too worn/blurred to confidently read individual signs. No cartouche boundaries are clearly discernible. The hieroglyphic carving is the only clear textual/inscribed element visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The stand and background are modern museum display elements.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued); exact date uncertain from the image alone good
Deities Amun (only suggested by catalogue; not legible in image)
Royals Amunhotep II (only suggested by catalogue; not legible in image)
Materials Gold
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs (unreadable/worn) ×5
Visible text "Worn incised hieroglyphic inscription in the oval bezel; individual sign forms not reliably legible from the image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Worn incised hieroglyphic inscription in the oval bezel; individual sign forms not reliably legible from the image.

Connections

Found at Thebes
Royals HatshepsutThutmose IIIThutmose IV
Materials Gold

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.725E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 4091 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.