Ring Fragment with ankh
Description
Ring fragment, ankh. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience, blue. L. 1.3 cm (1/2 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.
Blue faience ring fragment with a recessed central emblem that appears ankh-like, surrounded by incised decorative bands.
The object is a small, curved fragment of a ring made of light-to-medium blue faience. One face shows a recessed, rounded oval/bow-like central motif with a surrounding border, formed by incised lines and a raised rim. Small stippled/point-like marks occur near the central border, and a partial loop-like feature suggests the top of an ankh symbol, consistent with an “ankh” emblem. The underside/edge is worn and unfinished-looking, indicating breakage. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions are visible in the photograph.
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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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