Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Ribbed Penannular Earring
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 gold, coiled artifact resembling a ring or ornament.
The artifact is a coiled structure composed of multiple loops, crafted from gold. Its smooth, polished surface features incised linear designs that are evenly distributed around its circumference. The item appears to be of high craftsmanship, indicative of skilled metalwork. Notable features include its cylindrical shape and the integral use of the coiling technique.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276568 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1337 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547614 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.