Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
String of beads
Description
Carnelian, garnet, green feldspar, amethyst, green jasper, black and white mottled stone
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 bead necklace made from various colored stones.
This artifact is a necklace composed of beads in a variety of colors, including green, purple, red, and brown. The beads appear to be made of gemstones and are strung together in a single strand. The composition is simple yet visually striking, with a range of shapes including spherical and tubular forms. The necklace reflects the stylistic preferences for colorful adornments in ancient artifacts.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
amethystcarnelianagatefaience
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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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