Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Mold for a Ring Bezel with an Ankh Hieroglyph New KingdomMalqata
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Pottery. H. 1.8 cm (11/16 in); w. 1.5 cm (9/16 in). From: Khor west of camp or E. side of S. Village, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, probably 1911–12. Subject: Ankh. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Recessed ankh-like hieroglyph within a surrounding oval; exact details unclear due to wear.
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