Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
String of 70 beads
Description
Amber 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.
A string of ancient beads, likely intended as a necklace.
The artifact is a string of beads made from what appears to be a variety of semi-precious stones, showcasing hues ranging from brown to amber. The beads are of uniform size and shape, indicative of careful craftsmanship. There are no inscriptions or decorations on the beads themselves.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
stonepossibly amber
Connections
Materials
Stone
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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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