Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
A pendant depicting a ba-bird with outstretched wings
Description
Gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, carnelian
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 piece of jewelry depicting a winged scarab beetle with blue and turquoise inlay.
This is a decorative piece, possibly a pectoral or amulet, depicting a scarab beetle with outstretched wings. The inlay is primarily blue and turquoise, indicating the use of lapis lazuli and possibly faience. The style is typical of Egyptian symbolic art, emphasizing religious motifs. The wings are outstretched symmetrically, and the body of the beetle is crafted with intricate detailing.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldlapis lazulifaience
Connections
Materials
FaienceGoldLapis Lazuli
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244335 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.184 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545376 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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