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Lion Bracelet of Sithathoryunet

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III, ca. 1887–1813 B.C. Gold, carnelian, turquoise. l. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in); l. of lions 1.4 cm (9/16 in); l. of clasp (0.8 cm (5/16 in). From: Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 1 or 4, Lahun, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1914. Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916.

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 gold bracelet composed of linked oval/leaf-shaped settings separated by small bead-like elements in alternating colors, with a lion-themed motif suggested by the oval lobed terminals.

The image shows a gold bracelet with multiple oval, gold-colored settings arranged in a repeating sequence along the strap. Between the larger settings are small faceted bead-like elements in alternating dark red/orange, turquoise/blue-green, and black tones. At both ends of the bracelet, rounded gold terminals contain darker stones or inlays, and the overall design reads as an ornate, zoomorphic or symbolically themed jewelry piece (the catalogue describes it as lion-related, but no clearly readable lion heads are visible in this image resolution). Above and beside the bracelet are two rectangular photomontage panels (likely close-ups or inscription/decoration bands) filled with tightly packed vertical colored bands and occasional red-bordered cartouche-like blocks; the individual hieroglyphs are too small to confidently identify. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.

decorative Middle Kingdom (per catalogue); image does not provide enough legible inscription detail to refine further. good
Materials gold (metal settings and framework)turquoise/blue-green inlays or beads (as small stones)carnelian/red-orange inlays or beads (as small stones)

Connections

Found at Lahun

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116304970 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 16.1.13 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 558079 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.