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Necklace with Amulets

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience (green, yellow, grey); glass (violet). L. 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in). From: Birket Habu Mound B 1, House B, in bag, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.

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.

Photograph of a beaded necklace made of small multicolored faience/glass segments, strung with several amulet-shaped pendants.

The image shows a circular necklace/torc-like loop composed of many small, barrel-like beads in alternating colors (notably light blue/teal, green, and occasional yellow; some beads also appear dark blue and reddish). Several amulet pendants hang from the string at intervals: multiple dark-blue/black (possibly faience) motifs shaped like small animal silhouettes (one resembles a bird with wings raised; another resembles a fish-like form), and at least two grey/greenish frog-shaped or amphibian-like figures. Additional pendants include a light-colored (sand/cream) sculpted form that is too worn to identify confidently and a large deep-blue teardrop/cone-shaped bead/pendant near the lower center. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or textual markings are visible on the pendants or along the beads in this image.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued); exact date uncertain from image alone. good
Materials faience (green; yellow; grey/cream; dark blue/black)glass or faience paste (violet/blue tones; small bead cores)

Connections

Found at Malqata

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116274899 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.215.217 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548613 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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