Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Cuff Bracelet with Cat Amulets
Description
Gold, carnelian, lapis-lazuli, turquoise glass
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 gold and red stone bracelet or amulet featuring two seated figures.
This artifact is a piece of jewelry, likely a bracelet or amulet, consisting of alternating gold and red stone elements. In the central piece, two figures carved in gold are seated back to back atop an ornate base. The style suggests it was created for decorative or ceremonial use, with the craftsmanship indicative of skilled artisanship. The piece shows symmetry and detailed work typical of high-status objects.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldred stone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274755 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.122a–e tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548681 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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