Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Two-strand Necklace of the Child Myt
Description
Carnelian, glass, silver, rock crystal
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 necklace made of alternating black and orange beads.
The necklace is composed of two strands of beads arranged in an alternating pattern of black and orange. The beads vary slightly in size and shape, providing a textured appearance. This piece likely reflects the intricate beadwork typical of ancient Egyptian jewelry, which often held symbolic significance and was used in both daily life and funerary contexts.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
unknown
Connections
Found at
Deir el-Bahri
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249419 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.3.323 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544146 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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