Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Cowroid Bead Set in a Ring Bezel
Description
Steatite (glazed), 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.
An ancient Egyptian scarab seal displaying geometric patterns.
The artifact is a scarab seal with a geometric design, featuring a circular motif with intersecting lines and background filled with linear patterns. The design is rendered in shades of green and brown, possibly indicating the use of glazed faience. The style suggests a decorative function typical of such seals, used for stamping or as amulets.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faiencegold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280461 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.387 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546987 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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