Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
String of 3 amulets and 1 cylindrical bead Middle KingdomLisht North
Description
Beads. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–early 13, ca. 1850–1750 B.C. Green feldspar, beryl, faience, glazed steatite, and carnelian. 15.3.301: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); 15.3.302: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); 15.3.303: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); 15.3.304: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). From: Tomb of Senwosret (758), inside, Pit 754, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Red marking on the cylinder: looks like “15:3:301” (exact transcription unclear).
Connections
Found at
Lisht
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281611 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.301–.304 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557389 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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