Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Loop in loop chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendant
Description
gold
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 intricate gold necklace featuring a pendant with an Egyptian deity.
The artifact is a beautifully crafted gold necklace with a pendant depicting what appears to be an ancient Egyptian deity. The necklace has a delicate chain and is adorned with a detailed pendant that showcases expert metalwork. The deity is depicted in a traditional pose with an elaborate headdress. The overall style suggests an emphasis on intricate detailing and symmetry.
decorative
Ptolemaic
excellent
Deities
unknown
Materials
gold
Connections
Materials
Gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116389459 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 40.9.12 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546083 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.