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Clasp from the tomb of Senebtisi

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Description

Clasp, Senebtisi. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–early 13, ca. 1850–1775 B.C. Gold. clasp: l. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); diam. clasped: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in). From: Tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 763, burial of Senebtisi, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1907.

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.

A gold necklace-like clasp with a rounded ring of bead-like segments and a central gold clasp element shaped like a knotted/looped form with two projecting prongs.

The image shows an object against a light background: a circular arrangement of many small, rectangular/oblong segments resembling bead or link elements. The segments vary slightly in color and are consistent with gold or gold-plated components. At the bottom-center of the circle is a larger gold clasp/connector element: it appears as a stylized loop or knot with two short, projecting prongs/tines extending outward diagonally. No legible hieroglyphs or other script are visible. No cartouches or royal names are apparent. The overall form resembles a clasped neck ornament rather than an inscribed panel or figurative scene.

decorative Middle Kingdom (per catalogue ground truth; visually cannot be independently confirmed) good
Materials gold

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Gold

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116248210 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 07.227.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544231 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).
  • 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.