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

Necklace with Sa-Amulets of Senebtisi

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Description

Sa-amulets: Silver (5 originals, 4 restored), carnelian, feldspar, turquoise, ivory (4 restored). Tiny disk beads: top row turquoise, bottom row restored Ball beads: silver

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.

A faience bracelet with multiple amulets strung together.

The object is a bracelet featuring amulets of different colors, including turquoise, orange, and white. The amulets are strung along a thin cord, showing a traditional composition common in ancient Egyptian jewelry. Notably, the amulets resemble symbolic shapes, which might hold protective or religious significance.

decorative New Kingdom excellent
Materials faiencecord

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials FaienceCord

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116414916 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 07.227.11 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546867 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.