Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · jewelry

Ring: Horemheb, Beloved of Amon

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

Photograph of a small, oval signet-style ring or ring fragment made of greenish-blue material, photographed against a light gray background.

The object appears as an oval/flattened bezel with a D-shaped or open circular profile. A small hole/setting recess is visible on one side near the inner edge, consistent with a ring shank or attachment point. The surface shows weathering and abrasion, with patchy areas of green and blue corrosion or glaze loss. No clear engraved design, cartouche, or readable hieroglyphs are visible in the provided image due to wear and low detail; only a few indistinct linear impressions can be seen on the top surface that cannot be reliably identified as specific signs. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.

unclear unknown poor
Materials Faience (greenish-blue glaze surface; exact composition not confirmable beyond appearance)

Connections

Deities Amun
Royals Horemheb

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 141216 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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