Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Cuff Bracelet with Lion Cub 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.
An ancient Egyptian beadwork artifact featuring a central golden figure of a cat surrounded by rows of cylindrical beads.
The artifact comprises a series of cylindrical beads made of gold and possibly carnelian, arranged symmetrically around a central golden depiction of a cat. The style reflects an intricate design, characteristic of jewelry or decorative art from ancient Egypt. The choice of materials and the presence of animal imagery are notable features.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldcarnelian
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274753 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.124a–g tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548683 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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