Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Necklace of Wah
Description
Silver, 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 with large spherical beads, strung together and tied with a rope.
The artifact is a necklace featuring uniform, large spherical beads strung together, displaying a simple yet elegant design typical of ancient jewelry. The beads appear to be made of a dark material, possibly stone or wood, and are tied with a rope at the end. The composition reflects a straightforward construction, emphasizing functionality and aesthetic appeal.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
woodrope
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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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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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.