Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
String of beads
Description
Clay (unfired), Carnelian
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 collection of ancient beads arranged in three strands.
The image shows three strands of ancient Egyptian beads, varying in color and size, laid out parallel to each other against a plain background. The beads appear to be made of clay or stone, with some showing signs of red pigmentation. A measuring scale is present for size reference. The composition is likely of a decorative or personal adornment nature, typical in ancient Egyptian culture.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
stoneclay
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277284 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.182.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547110 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.