Penannular Earring
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Bone. Diam. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). Probably from: Deir el-Ballas, Northern Upper Egypt. Credit: Gift of Albert M. Lythgoe, 1917.
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 small penannular (C-shaped) earring fragment shown against a white background.
The image depicts a single, closed-loop but not fully circular, penannular earring: a thick, rounded ring with a gap at one point. The surface is worn and slightly yellowish/ivory-toned, consistent with a hard organic material. No decorative inlays, drilling, or attached ornaments are clearly visible at this resolution. The background is plain, with no associated hieroglyphs or other inscriptions present.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281074 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.6.114 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558107 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.