Signet ring of Ramesses VI
Description
Gold
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.
A small gold signet-ring (or finger ring) shown from the top, with the bezel containing an incised figure and vertical register of hieroglyphic-like marks.
The image depicts a gold, oval/rounded bezel on a ring set against a light background. The bezel face is oriented upright and has a central vertical element flanked by narrow side columns, with what appear to be stylized hieroglyphs or incised lines. Above the central area there are two small dot-like marks; in the middle there is a longer vertical form with hooked/angled terminals. Near the lower half a short horizontal bar and additional incised strokes are visible. No clearly legible full cartouche is visible at this resolution, and no surrounding inscriptions or additional text are shown. No deities can be identified with certainty from the abstracted incisions. Condition appears good; the surface reflects light evenly with no obvious breaks.
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About this record's data
- 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.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.