Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Lotus pendant
Description
Gold, carnelian, blue glass, pigmented calcareous bedding material
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 pectoral with a falcon motif, featuring vividly colored inlays.
The artifact is a pectoral designed in the shape of a falcon, a common symbol in Egyptian art representing the god Horus. It is crafted with a combination of gold and inlaid with red and blue stones or glass to highlight features such as the falcon's wings and body. The style indicates detailed craftsmanship typical of Middle to New Kingdom Egyptian jewelry, with a focus on symbolic representation and use of precious materials.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Horus
Materials
goldstone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116389445 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 43.2.4 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546196 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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).
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