Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Necklace Middle KingdomLisht North
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–early 13, ca. 1850–1750 B.C. probably. Shell. necklace: l. 24 cm (9 7/16 in); shell: l. 1.3 cm (1/2 in). From: cemetery north of the tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 819, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09. 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.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281426 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.420 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557404 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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