Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Necklace with Shen-Amulet of Senebtisi

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Gold, carnelian, turquoise, faience (some restored)

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 necklace composed of beads in various colors and a central pendant.

The necklace displays a symmetrical arrangement of beads in blue, orange, and white hues, likely made from materials such as faience, carnelian, and other stones. The pattern is accentuated by cylindrical and disk-shaped accents, culminating in a central pendant possibly representing a significant motif or symbol.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials faiencecarnelian

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials FaienceCarnelian

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116414915 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 07.227.9 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546866 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.
  • 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.