Ring Fragment Inscribed with an Ankh
Description
Ring fragment, ankh. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. L. 1.8 cm (11/ 16 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
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 turquoise-blue faience ring fragment with an incised ankh symbol on the surviving surface.
The object is a small, rectangular fragment of ring material in a turquoise/blue faience body. The surface is smooth but worn, with pitting and small chips along the edges. On the front face, an ankh (looped cross) is incised in outline; the loop and vertical stem are visible though somewhat abraded. No legible cartouche or additional ornamentation can be confidently read beyond the ankh motif. No modern inscriptions or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible. The reverse side is not shown in a way that reveals further detail. Overall condition appears worn but the main incised ankh remains identifiable.
Inscriptions (1)
Visible text (machine reading)
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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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