String of beads with scarab
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 2030–1640 B.C. Carnelian, amethyst, garnet, hematite; modern string. L. 40.8 cm (16 1/16 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.
A necklace/string of small oval beads with two larger end beads and an overall alternating coloration, photographed against a plain background.
The image shows a closed necklace composed of numerous small, rounded-to-oval beads. The beads vary in color: dark reddish-brown/orange beads appear at intervals, with dark gray/black beads and occasional pale/translucent beads mixed throughout. At the two sides of the necklace there are clusters of beads forming the loop; near the top-left and top-right edges, slightly larger dark end beads are visible. The central section contains a single larger reddish/orange oval bead on a darker bead field. No scarab figure, cartouche, or carved emblem is clearly visible in this view; the beads appear smooth and strung on a cord (the string itself is not clearly shown, but the modern mounting/stringing is implied by the photographic presentation). No hieroglyphic text, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions are visible.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116432879 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 99.4.32 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558482 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.
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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.