Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
String of ring and ball beads of Hepy
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
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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- 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.