Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Necklace with Bes amulets
Description
Yellow, green and blue 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 faience bead necklace featuring various small beads.
The artifact is a necklace composed of predominantly blue-green faience beads, interspersed with occasional brown clay or stone beads. The beads are arranged symmetrically, showcasing typical ancient Egyptian craftsmanship in personal adornment. The style is consistent with personal jewelry items found in burial contexts.
funerary
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faiencestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276561 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1373 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547620 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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