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

Anklet

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Description

Black, white and 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.

A necklace composed of tubular beads of varying colors.

The image depicts a necklace composed of tubular beads arranged in rows. The beads vary in color, comprising shades of green, beige, and dark gray. The style suggests a decorative accessory, typical in ancient Egyptian craftsmanship. The composition indicates meticulous stringing of beads, which may have been part of a funerary ensemble or daily wear. Notable features include the uniformity in bead shapes and the subtle variation in colors, which might reflect different materials or sources.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245588 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.1.262 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545083 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.