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

Beaded Penannular Earring

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Description

Gold, lapis-lazuli

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.

Pair of ancient Egyptian gold bracelets with blue faience beads.

The image depicts a pair of ancient Egyptian bracelets made from gold. The bracelets are adorned with rows of blue faience beads, showcasing the artisanship and aesthetic preferences of the time. The composition includes gold bands with intricate beadwork, indicative of high craftsmanship in jewelry-making.

decorative New Kingdom excellent
Materials goldfaience

Connections

Found at Dra Abu el-Naga
Materials FaienceGold

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235308 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.1357 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547615 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.