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

String of ring and ball beads of Hepy

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Description

Carnelian, paste, white stone, restored bronze

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 string of ancient beads, possibly from a necklace or decorative item.

The image depicts a string of beads featuring various colors including blue, red, and off-white. The beads are arranged uniformly, suggesting it was likely used as a decorative item. The style reflects typical beadwork seen in ancient Egyptian artifacts.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials faiencestone

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials FaienceStone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281264 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 34.1.149 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546449 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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.