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

Girdle of Hepy

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Description

Gold; lapis-lazuli

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 decorative necklace composed of gold and blue beads.

The artifact is a necklace featuring gold elements interspersed with strands of blue beads. The composition is symmetrical, with the gold beads acting as focal points against the more muted blue. The intricate threading technique indicates skilled craftsmanship, typical of ancient Egyptian jewelry-making artistry.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials goldfaience

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials FaienceGold

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245124 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 34.1.154 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545152 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.