Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Clasp from the tomb of Senebtisi
Description
Gold
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 small beads and a central gold element.
The artifact is a necklace featuring a string of uniformly-sized small beads, likely made of faience or a similar material. The beads encircle a central element made of gold, shaped into a knot with two rod-like extensions. The composition suggests a decorative purpose, showcasing the craftsmanship of metalwork combined with bead stringing techniques common in ancient Egyptian jewelry.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
goldfaience
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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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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