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

Necklace of Lentoid Beads

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Description

Egyptian Blue

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 pectoral with falcon heads and a scarab amulet.

The artifact features a broad beaded collar adorned with a pair of falcon heads on each side, crafted from gold. It includes a large scarab amulet suspended below, symbolizing rebirth and protection. The piece showcases typical ancient Egyptian artistry with use of gold, faience beads, and symmetrical design.

decorative New Kingdom excellent
Materials goldfaience

Connections

Materials FaienceGold

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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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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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.