Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Broad Collar
Description
Gold, carnelian, obsidian, glass
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 detailed ancient Egyptian necklace featuring two falcon heads.
The artifact is an intricately designed ancient Egyptian necklace with two falcon heads facing outward. The falcon heads are made of gold with inlaid elements, displaying exquisite craftsmanship. The necklace includes a series of bead-like components adorned in a cascading pattern, with an emphasis on red and gold colors, typical of Egyptian jewelry style associated with royalty or religious significance.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldfaience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276533 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.59a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547636 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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