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

Signet ring Third Intermediate Period

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Description

Ring, signet. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–24, ca. 1070–712 B.C. Blue faience. bezel: L. 2 cm (13/16 in.); Diam. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

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Materials Blue-Green Faience
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