Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Necklace of Wah Middle KingdomSouthern Asasif
Description
Necklace, Wah. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, early, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Silver, linen cord. L. of necklace 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.); Greatest diam. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Smallest diam. 2.5 cm (1 in.). From: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), Mummy, bandages at neck, Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245019 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 40.3.19 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545189 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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