Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Necklace of Gold Ball Beads
Description
Gold, linen cord
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 small golden beads with larger colored stone beads.
The necklace consists of numerous small spherical golden beads strung together. At the center, there are three larger beads: one of a dark blue stone and two cylindrical brownish-red stones. The arrangement suggests a decorative purpose, possibly worn by someone of high status. The simple stringing technique provides insight into ancient Egyptian jewelry craftsmanship.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
goldstone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245355 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 40.3.17 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545121 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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