Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Sweret Bead
Description
Carnelian, linen thread
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.
Ancient Egyptian necklace composed of various beads and amulets.
The artifact consists of a necklace made from a combination of colorful beads and amulets, likely strung on organic material. The beads vary in shape and color, including blue, orange, and white, and are interspersed with larger amulets. The amulets and beads suggest a purpose beyond adornment, possibly for protection or religious significance.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faiencecarnelianlapis lazuli
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116297798 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 40.3.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545117 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.