Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Leopard-Head Girdle of Sithathoryunet
Description
Gold, amethyst, diorite pellets (inside)
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.
An ancient Egyptian necklace with gold and amethyst beads.
The necklace features a series of alternating gold and amethyst beads. The gold elements are intricately shaped and appear to be molded with detailed patterns, suggesting a high level of craftsmanship. The purple amethyst beads add a striking contrast with the gold, indicating its likely use as a decorative or ceremonial object. The style and materials suggest it was worn by someone of significant status.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldamethyst
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251875 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.1.6 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544080 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.
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