Ring with bezel in the form of a bust of Serapis
Description
Ring, Serapis. Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 100 B.C.–A.D. 100. Gold. 3.2 x 2.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: GIft of Eleanor Morgan Satterlee, 1949.
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 close-up image shows a finger ring whose bezel is sculpted as the bust of a bearded male deity or ruler-like figure wearing a head covering and decorative elements.
The object appears to be a gold ring with an oval/rounded bezel. The bezel carries a raised, sculpted bust: the figure has a prominent beard and a head covering with a stylized, layered top element. One shoulder and the chest area are rendered with incised or patterned lines (notably vertical/rib-like strokes on one side), and the figure’s face has detailed features (eyes, nose, and beard texture). The hoop on the right side is partially visible. No clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible on the image. No cartouche or royal name is discernible. The photographed surface includes specular highlights consistent with metal.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116282270 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 49.159.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546013 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- 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.