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String of lentoid beads

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Egyptian Blue. L. 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). From: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1920.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

The image shows a necklace-like object formed by strings of small lentoid/oval beads arranged in a semicircular collar, centered around a dark blue-green bead strand, with two large gold-toned terminal elements and a hanging central pendant-bead.

In the center of the image is a thick ring/coil of small, barrel-to-lentoid shaped beads in turquoise/blue-green and darker blue tones, creating a circular collar. The bead strands are arranged concentrically and framed by two broad, gold-toned (foil or gilded) fan-like terminal pieces at left and right, each resembling a small decorative plaque. A thin cord descends from both terminals to a single hanging central pendant-bead that is dark gray/black with a pale band and a small vertical gold-toned stripe. No readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other scripts are visible on the beads or terminal plaques in this view.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Materials dark blue-green glass/ceramic beads (appearing similar to egyptian blue)gold-toned decorative foil/metal elementstextile/cord suspension stringsdark stone or glass pendant bead

Connections

Found at Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116415308 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.67 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547637 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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