Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Four Knot Clasps 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 amulet in the shape of a cobra.
The artifact is a gold amulet depicting a cobra, a common symbol in ancient Egyptian culture representing protection and royalty. The detailing includes engraved scales and curving features characteristic of Egyptian jewelry. The amulet appears to be a finely crafted item, possibly used for personal adornment or as a protective charm.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Deities
Wadjet
Materials
gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243817 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.1.57 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545528 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.