Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Sweret Bead on Gold Wire
Description
Carnelian, gold
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 simple Egyptian bracelet featuring a single red bead on a twisted gold wire.
The artifact is a bracelet consisting of a thin gold wire, twisted around itself in a simplistic yet elegant design. The single decoration on the piece is a red bead, probably made from carnelian or glass, positioned prominently at the top. The minimalistic style suggests a focus on material quality and craftsmanship rather than intricate designs.
decorative
uncertain
excellent
Materials
goldcarnelian
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276534 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.113 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547641 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.