Ring with Cartouche of Amenhotep III
Description
Ring, Amenhotep III cartouche. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience, blue. Diam. 2.3 cm (7/8 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Subject: Cartouches. 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 with a recessed cartouche area on the top surface; the inset hieroglyphic/cartridge details are worn and difficult to read.
The image shows a small ring made of bright turquoise/blue material (consistent with faience). The band is smooth and rounded, with an oval/capsule-like bezel on the top. Within the bezel there appear to be incised hieroglyphic strokes forming a cartouche-like rectangle, but the individual signs are not clearly legible at this resolution due to abrasion and gloss on the surface. No additional figures, deities, or auxiliary motifs are visible. There is no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. The object is photographed against a light background; highlights and small pits/chips suggest age-related wear or surface loss.
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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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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