Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Scarab Ring of the Storeroom Overseer Im

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Beryl, gold

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.

An ancient Egyptian scarab set in a gold ring.

The image depicts an ancient Egyptian scarab, likely crafted from faience, set within a gold ring. The scarab features a smooth, polished surface with some visible wear and minor scratching. It has an inscription on the back consisting of a red alphanumeric code, likely added in a modern context. The ring showcases classic Egyptian design elements with its simple and elegant loop.

decorative unknown good
Materials goldfaience
Visible text "M912"

Connections

Materials FaienceGold
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  • 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.