Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Broad collar
Description
Faience, Paste
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 ancient Egyptian broad collar necklace made of faience beads.
The artifact is a broad collar, a type of necklace worn in ancient Egypt, composed of multiple rows of faience beads that range in shades of green and blue. The composition features a symmetrical design with teardrop-shaped pendants hanging along the lower edge. It is an example of ancient Egyptian jewelry craftsmanship, highlighting both aesthetic appeal and detailed beadwork.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280677 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.1629 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546833 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).
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