Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Armlet

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Description

Bangle, bracelet. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Egyptian blue. Diam. 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in); th. 1.3 cm (1/2 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.

A blue, ring-shaped Egyptian armlet/bracelet is shown in a side view, with a circular inner opening.

The object is a single, thick band forming a circular loop. The surface is predominantly Egyptian blue with visible wear and small surface scratches/spalling. No carved hieroglyphs, painted decoration, metal fittings, or fastening elements are clearly visible in the provided view. The interior opening is cleanly circular, suggesting it is meant to be worn around an arm. The background is plain and the armlet is photographed against a neutral backdrop; no additional text or labels appear in the image.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Materials egyptian blue

Connections

Materials Egyptian Blue

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276531 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.140 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547645 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.