String of beads
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 2030–1640 B.C. Carnelian, amethyst, garnet, hematite; modern string. L. 19.6 cm (7 11/16 in.). From: Cemetery G, Tomb G6, Abadiya, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898.
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 made of small, rounded beads strung on a modern cord, shown against a plain light background.
The image shows a circularly arranged string of beads/necklace laid in an open loop. The beads are mostly oval/rounded and vary in color: dark reddish-brown/orange and dark blackish beads dominate, with a few lighter translucent or pale pinkish/cream beads interspersed. Some beads have visible speckling or mottling. The string/cord connecting the beads appears modern, and no clasp or ties are clearly visible at this resolution. There are no carved figures, relief, or iconography. No hieroglyphs, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible, and there are no identifiable inscriptions. No deities or royal names can be securely identified from the image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116431227 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 99.4.29 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555834 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.