Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Necklace of ball beads and gold amulets
Description
Gold over pitch, carnelian, lapis lazuli Carnelian 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.
A necklace composed of various beads and amuletic pendants.
The artifact is a necklace featuring a variety of beads in multiple colors, including red, black, and brown, strung together in a repeated sequence. Interspersed among these beads are small amuletic figures carved in different shapes, possibly representing animals or symbolic figures. The craftsmanship suggests attention to material and aesthetic, common in both personal adornments and protective amulets in ancient Egyptian culture.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
faiencestonegold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276559 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1384 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547622 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).
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