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

Broad collar

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Description

Faience, Paste

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 broad collar necklace made of beads and faience.

The artifact is a broad collar necklace exhibiting a detailed arrangement of beads. It features multiple rows of uniform beads and small, evenly distributed faience pieces. The necklace ends with semi-circular terminals and small pendants resembling tear drops, likely an example of ancient Egyptian jewelry known for its craftsmanship and use of colorful materials.

decorative New Kingdom excellent
Materials faiencestonethread

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials FaienceStoneThread

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280742 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.1.1634 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546784 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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