Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Necklace
Description
Caption: Necklace, ca 1938–1630 B.C.E.. Amethyst, 1/4 × 22 1/2 in. (0.6 × 57.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1025. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 strand of amethyst beads coiled in a spiral pattern.
This artifact is a beautifully crafted strand of polished amethyst beads arranged in a coiled spiral. The beads are uniformly spherical and exhibit a consistent purple hue with some translucency, typical of high-quality amethyst. The craftsmanship suggests attention to detail and the piece might have been used as jewelry or a decorative element.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
amethyst
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 13.1025 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3084 tier-2
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