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

String of Scaraboids

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Description

Faience

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 string of ancient Egyptian beads in shades of blue and green.

The image depicts a collection of oval-shaped beads arranged in a coiled string. The beads are predominantly turquoise and azure in color, suggesting they may be made of materials like faience, a common medium in ancient Egyptian jewelry. The craftsmanship and uniformity of the beads highlight skilled artistry, typical of decorative items from the period.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276564 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.1369 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547619 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.