Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Half of bracelet clasp: double knot

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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-colored amulet or decorative piece shaped like a stylized leaf or feather.

The artifact is a small, intricately designed piece resembling a leaf or feather, possibly an amulet. It is made of gold, featuring detailed lines that simulate the texture of a leaf or feather. The piece has a convex shape with two small holes at the top, possibly for attachment or suspension.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials gold

Connections

Found at Dahshur
Materials Gold
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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