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Anklet

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Description

Meroitic Period, A.D. 100–250. cupreous alloy. Diam. 11.3 × H. 4.2 cm (4 7/16 × 1 5/8 in.). From: Cemetery 1, Grave 186, Faras, Lower Nubia, Nubia (Sudan). Excavation: University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1910–1912. Credit: Gift of Oxford University Expedition to Nubia, 1926.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

The image shows a pair of thick metal anklet bracelets with a decorative central band and incised geometric/hieroglyph-like motifs.

Two views (left and right) depict a single anklet form photographed from slightly different angles. The object is a rounded bracelet-like band with a widened, curved cross-section and a break/hinge-like opening at the left side where the bracelet separates slightly. The outer surface is dark and worn, while the central portion is lighter in color and contains engraved bands. In the middle panel there appear to be multiple horizontal registers and angular marks resembling stylized hieroglyphs or decorative linear motifs; however, the individual signs are not clear enough to identify with confidence. No legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clear cartouche or royal titulary is readable. No deities are depicted in figural form.

decorative Meroitic Period (ground-truth from catalogue; specific date unclear from image) good
Materials cupreous alloy (golden/tarnished metal)
Signs incised geometric/linear motifs resembling hieroglyphs (unreadable) ×6

Connections

Found at Faras

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275463 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.4.110a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548351 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.