Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Finger Ring of Neferkhawet New KingdomAsasif
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III, ca. 1504–1447 B.C. Silver, glazed steatite. L. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); W. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); H. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); W. of ring 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.). From: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), west chamber B, Burial of Neferkhawet (I), 3rd finger, left hand, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35. Subject: Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1935.
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)
Red-painted, hieroglyph-like marks on the scarab face; exact transcription unclear/illegible.
Connections
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Asasif
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275936 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.3.105 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 561149 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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