Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Ring Fragment with last letter of name Tiy New KingdomMalqata
Description
Ring fragment, Tiy. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience, pale blue. L. 1.6 cm (5/8 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
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)
Only a partial, incised/relief letter-like sign is visible; the remainder of the name (including any “Tiy”) is not preserved clearly enough to quote.
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