Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Pair of Ribbed Penannular Earrings
Description
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.
The image depicts two ancient Egyptian finger rings made of gold.
The image shows two gold rings, likely crafted during ancient Egypt's classical periods. Each ring has a wide band with multiple ridges and a design element that may represent a symbol or motif. The craftsmanship suggests they were possibly used for decorative purposes or as a symbol of status.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275058 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.92a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548527 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.