Bracelet
Description
Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18, ca. 1635–1458 B.C. Ivory. Diam: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in); w. 0.5 cm (3/16 in); th. 0.3 cm (1/8 in). From: Courtyard CC 41, Pit 2, Burial D 1, On body, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1916.
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.
The image shows a large, circular ivory object with an open center, decorated on the outer rim with shallow, banded incisions.
A thick circular ring-like artifact is photographed against a white background. The interior opening is smooth and uncarved. The outer surface appears off-white/ivory with light staining and wear. Near the circumference, there are shallow decorative grooves/bands that create segmented, stepped patterns; on the lower-right section there are more pronounced banding and a slightly darker patch or join. No legible hieroglyphs or cartouches are visible. The object form is consistent with a bracelet or bangle-like ring, though the photo is not detailed enough to confirm fastening or exact construction.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273747 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.401b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 566037 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.