Necklace of Lentoid Beads
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Egyptian Blue. L. 41 cm (16 1/8 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.
The image shows an ancient Egyptian-style necklace with a wide pectoral/diadem-like gold-toned crescent element and a central collar of small blue/green lentoid beads, with a dark oval pendant at the bottom.
In the center is a circular necklace collar composed of many small, lens-shaped (lentoid) beads in greenish-blue/teal tones, strung closely together. Below the collar hangs an oval pendant made of a dark material (likely stone or glass) with a lighter rim and a thin gold-toned band. The upper portion flares outward into a wide, gold-toned crescent-shaped framing element comprised of segmented/laminated metal or foil-like panels; two small round gold-toned terminals sit at the left and right upper edges. Thin suspension cords/strands are visible at the sides supporting the pendant area.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415489 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.66 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548455 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).
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