Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Double knot clasp of Sithathoryunet
Description
Gold
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 small gold accessory shaped like a stylized beetle.
The item is a small, gold artifact resembling a scarab beetle, commonly associated with ancient Egyptian symbolism. It has defined ridges mimicking the beetle's wings and body. The craftsmanship suggests it was an ornamental piece, potentially used in jewelry or as an amulet. Its simplicity and focus on form over intricate details hint at mass production for common use.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243840 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.1.52 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545523 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.