Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
String of beads
Description
Blue faience
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 necklace composed of turquoise-blue faience beads arranged in a spiral.
This artifact features a series of turquoise-blue faience beads, arranged in a spiral for display. The beads are oval and uniform in shape, showcasing the distinctive glaze typical of Ancient Egyptian faience work. The composition suggests it may have been used as jewelry, likely indicating its decorative and potentially ceremonial use.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
faience
Connections
Materials
Faience
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