Ring Shank
Description
Caption: Ring Shank, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.. Silver, copper, 15/16 in. (2.4 cm) 7/8 in. (2.3 cm) 7/8 × 7/8 × 3/16 in. (2.3 × 2.3 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.721E. (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 metal U-shaped shank fragment or open ring is shown against a textured background, with dark surface wear and ridged ends.
The image depicts a compact, open ring/shank segment viewed from the front. The outer surface is darkened, consistent with patination/corrosion or aged surface finish. One end is more flattened and slightly expanded, while the other end shows distinct spiral/ridged wrapping or twisting near the tip. The shank is curved into a semicircular form, suggesting either a partial ring or an object photographed at an angle such that the full circumference is not visible. No decoration, figures, or legible inscriptions are visible on the available surfaces. No cartouches, deities, or hieroglyphic signs can be confidently identified from this image. No non-metal text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is visible.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.721E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117320 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.