Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Finger Ring Inscribed for Auserre (Apophis)
Description
Gold, glazed steatite
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 gold ring featuring a faience scarab with a carved image of a head wearing a headdress.
The artifact is an ancient Egyptian ring made of gold, which holds an intricately carved faience scarab. The scarab depicts a head wearing a traditional headdress, indicating a connection to Egyptian iconography. The faience is primarily a turquoise color, typical of Egyptian decorative art, and shows fine craftsmanship. The overall composition suggests this piece may have had protective or symbolic significance.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldfaience
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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