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

Ring with bezel in the form of a bust of Serapis

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Description

Ring, Serapis. Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century. gold. 2.7 x 2.2 cm (1 1/16 x 7/8 in.). From: Alexandria, Alexandria Region, Egypt. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

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 set of small gold objects including a finger ring with an engraved/formed bust-like figure on the bezel and additional gold elements shaped as deities on the ring and/or attachments.

The image shows multiple gold pieces on a light background: at left a ring whose bezel appears to depict a small standing or seated bust/figure (possibly a deity head/upper body) with a stylized headdress and facial features, while the band has raised decorative elements. Center objects include several gold figurative terminals showing nude or draped busts and/or standing figures with elaborate headdresses. On the right, another ring or finger accessory includes a bezel with a bust/figure and a looped band with a raised human-like or deity-like figure at the top and additional rolled/spiraled decoration. The figures are rendered in a small, statuette-like, metallic relief typical of Hellenistic/Roman-style divine iconography rather than Egyptian relief carving; however, the exact identity (e.g., Serapis) cannot be confirmed from this image alone. No clear hieroglyphic cartouches are visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is legible.

royal Ptolemaic or Roman Period (consistent with small gold religious/amuletic jewelry styling; exact dating unclear from image alone) good
Deities Serapis (catalogue attribution; identity not fully verifiable from image alone)
Materials gold

Connections

Found at Alexandria
Deities Serapis
Materials Gold

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116282276 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.832 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547929 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.