Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Semi-diadem
Description
Serpentinite, lapis lazuli, glazed steatite
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An artifact composed of small, multicolored disc beads.
The artifact is a string of small, disc-shaped beads arranged in a color gradient that includes greens, blues, and yellows. The beads appear to be evenly sized but vary in color, showcasing a spectrum that gives the piece a vibrant appearance. The beads are likely strung on a thin thread or wire, indicative of jewelry or decorative use in ancient times. This arrangement suggests a skilled craftsmanship, common in personal adornments from ancient civilizations.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277824 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.7.45 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547351 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.