String of beads
Description
Beads, string. Predynastic, Naqada III, ca. 3300–3100 B.C. Carnelian, garnet, quartz, glazed steatite. L. 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.). From: Cemetery H, Tomb H129, Abadiya, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899.
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 shows a necklace/strand made of small barrel or rounded beads arranged in a loop with two triangular metal-like elements at the top.
The object is a single string/strand of beads forming a closed loop. The beads are predominantly dark reddish-brown with alternating darker maroon/blackish beads; near the ends there are lighter-colored (off-white) beads and the upper section shows two small pointed, metallic-looking attachments. No carved or painted images, hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the beads or attachments in this image. The background is plain and the focus is on the bead strand; individual bead perforations are not clearly discernible at this resolution. There are no visible divine figures or royal names.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116279769 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 99.4.4 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547303 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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