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Three Strings of Beads

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Description

Beads, 3 strings. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Gold, lapis-lazuli, turquoise glass. L. 31 cm (12 3/16 in.). From: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1926; Purchase, Frederick P. Huntley Bequest, 1958, Lily Acheson Wallace Gift 1982, 1988.

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 beaded ornament consisting of multiple rows of small beads arranged in a repeating pattern of gold-toned, blue/indigo, green, and turquoise-colored beads. No inscriptions or iconography are visible.

A strip-like piece of jewelry is photographed against a light background. Several closely set strings/rows of beads run horizontally across the image, with the bead colors alternating in bands: gold-toned beads at the ends and intermittently throughout, blue-lapis-toned beads, and green/turquoise-glass beads. The beads appear uniformly small and spherical, suggesting beadwork rather than carved relief. There are no clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or text elements, and no visible human figures, animals, or divine attributes. The object is consistent with a multi-string bead ornament.

decorative New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth); exact period not independently verifiable from the photo alone good
Materials gold-toned beadsblue beads consistent with lapis-lazuligreen/turquoise-colored beads consistent with turquoise glass

Connections

Found at Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D
Materials Gold-Toned Beads

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280845 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.63a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 558437 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.