String of 14 Beads
Description
Necklace, beads. Islamic Period, 9th century. Glass. L. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 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.
The image shows a long strand of small, multicolored beads laid out horizontally on a light background.
A single bead string is photographed from above/side view, arranged in a gentle arc across the frame. The beads are small and closely spaced, with visible hole-through centers implied by the bead shape. Colors include green (dominant), dark/blackish, and some yellow/gold accents, with occasional lighter highlights that suggest metallic or reflective surfaces. No figures, human forms, or iconography are visible, and there are no clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic characters on the beads themselves in this image. There are approximately fourteen beads or bead units visible along the strand, matching the idea of a bead string, though the count is approximate due to overlap and perspective. No royal names or cartouches are present. The photo background is plain and the artifact appears to be beads only, consistent with a jewelry/object category rather than a carved inscription-bearing piece.
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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.
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