Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Broad Collar with Falcon-Head Terminals
Description
Gold sheet
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 golden broad collar with detailed falcon heads at each end.
The artifact is a broad collar made of gold, featuring intricate designs with multiple rows of beads and falcon heads at both ends. These falcon heads are finely crafted, suggesting the artistic sophistication of the period. The collar reflects typical ancient Egyptian jewelry with emphasis on symmetry and iconic motifs.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275249 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.102 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548449 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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