Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Pendant: Petals of Cornflower

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Description

Pendant, cornflowers. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. Diam. 0.8 cm (5/16 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.

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 small blue faience pendant shaped like a flower/petal rosette with a central perforation for suspension.

The image shows a single, detached pendant made of light-to-medium blue material with a matte glaze. The object is formed as a stylized rosette/flower with multiple rounded petals radiating outward. At the center there is a circular perforation (broken edges visible) suitable for threading or attachment. No painted decoration, figures, or inscriptions are visible on the surface; only minor speckling/irregularities on the glaze suggest wear. The overall form matches the catalog description of a petal-like motif.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Materials faienceblue glazed ceramic

Connections

Found at Malqata
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