Ring with intaglio of Harpokrates
Description
Ptolemaic‒Roman Period, 2nd century BC–1st century AD. gold. Diam: 2 cm (13/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 1940.
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 circular intaglio seal on a ring shows a youthful, kneeling/standing deity figure in low relief.
The image presents the close-up of a ring bezel containing a circular intaglio or engraved centerpiece. In the center, a stylized figure is depicted in profile or three-quarter view, holding/standing with a small object and shown with short hair and youthful proportions, consistent with iconography often used for Harpokrates/Horus the Child. The relief is worn and softened around the edges, making fine details and any surrounding symbols difficult to read. No clear ring text, border legend, or inscription is legible in the provided view. The outer surface appears metallic (consistent with a gold setting per the catalogue), though surface glare and age-related wear obscure exact color.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116389457 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 40.9.13 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546084 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.