Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Bracelet or armlet with uraei Roman Period

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Description

Bracelet or armlet, uraei. Roman Period, 30 B.C.–A.D. 364. Silver. H: 8.8 x Diam: 10.3 cm (3 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.). From: Tell el-Balamun (Diospolis Inferior), Central Delta, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1913. Subject: Serpents. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

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.

Connections

Deities uraeus/cobra
Materials SilverMetal Wire

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116249353 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.1454 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551846 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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