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

Broad collar

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Description

Black, white and blue-green faience

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 composed of rows of beads.

The artifact is a broad collar necklace made of multiple rows of beads, featuring a combination of green and beige colors. The necklace showcases a symmetrical design typical of ancient Egyptian jewelry, with alternating patterns of cylindrical and drop-shaped beads. The overall composition reflects the traditional craftsmanship and aesthetic values of ancient Egyptian artisans.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245630 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.1.247 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545070 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.