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Ring, Prenomen of Amenhotep III

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Description

Ring, Amenhotep III prenomen. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Copper. Diam. 2.2 cm (7/8 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, House 2.w, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911–12. 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.

Photograph of a small, vertically oriented copper ring with a rounded bezel bearing an oval area of worn design or inscription.

The object is shown isolated against a light background. It has a teardrop/oval outer shape in profile, consistent with a ring bezel, with a central, slightly raised decorative field. The surface is heavily worn and shows greenish corrosion consistent with copper. Within the central field there appear to be faint, darkened markings that could be traces of engraved or stamped hieroglyphic/princely text, but the figures are too eroded to read reliably. No clear cartouche edges or legible prenomen determinatives are visible at this resolution. No additional text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is present.

unclear New Kingdom (as per catalogue); inscription too worn to confirm from image alone poor
Deities unknown
Royals unknown
Materials copper
Signs unreadable/eroded inscription traces

Connections

Found at Malqata
Royals Amenhotep III
Materials Copper
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