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Buckle (replica) for beadwork apron

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–early 13, ca. 1850–1775 B.C. Wood, paint. H. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.); W. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.). From: Tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 763, burial of Senebtisi, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1908.

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.

Front view of a beaded/ornamental apron buckle segment with a painted rectangular central plate and a wide bead border above rows of dangling elements.

The object appears as a rectangular, throne-like frame or clasp element for beadwork: it has a broad top band covered with dense turquoise/green and dark beads forming a continuous horizontal fringe. Across the upper center is a flat, light-colored rectangular panel (painted wood or similar) with two tall, vertically oriented, stylized U-shaped glyph-like forms separated by a central block; each side form is bordered with dark outlines. Beneath the panel, numerous short vertical rods or stems descend, many painted green or dark, and are strung with beads. The overall composition reads as a decorative mounting for beadwork apron elements, matching the catalogue theme. No clear human figures, deities, or royal iconography are visible; the central panel resembles hieroglyphic-style decoration but cannot be reliably read from the image resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.

decorative Middle Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; exact reading/inscription is unclear from image) good
Materials woodpaintbeadsmetallic/metal wire rods
Signs Unidentified hieroglyphic-style motif (central rectangular panel with two symmetrical tall U-shaped forms)
Visible text "Unclear hieroglyphic-style painted motifs on central rectangular panel; no confident letter-by-letter transcription possible."

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials WoodPaintBeads

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116297777 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 08.200.29e tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 692412 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.