String of Beads
Description
Beads, string. Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 2nd century BC–2nd century AD. Glass, gold foil. L. 48.3 cm (19 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.
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.
Photograph of a necklace composed of many small rounded beads arranged in a single circular string.
The image shows a complete circular loop resembling a necklace made of numerous small, barrel/round beads. The beads appear mostly light-colored (off-white/clear to pale yellow) with occasional slightly darker or gold-toned beads interspersed along the lower portion. No figurative imagery, carved surfaces, or inscriptions are visible on the beads at this resolution. The background is plain and the object is photographed front-on, emphasizing the uniform bead spacing and single-strand construction.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248035 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.130.3227 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552125 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.