String of beads
Description
Beads, string. Meroitic Period, 30 BC–364 AD. Faience. L. 28 × Dia. 1 cm (11 × 3/8 in.). From: Cemetery 1, Grave 1048, Faras, Lower Nubia, Nubia (Sudan). Excavation: University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1911–1912. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1913.
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/strung-beads object composed of many small oval beads tied together with light-colored cords.
The image shows a single loop of small, oval beads arranged in a circular/necklace configuration on a plain light background. Two ends of the string/cord are visible at the top left and top right, each secured with a small knot. The beads vary slightly in color from brown to beige/orange, and some appear to have a mottled surface consistent with glazed or ceramic materials. No carved or painted figurative elements, iconography, or inscriptions are visible; only the beads and their suspension cords are present.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116438519 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.125.75 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 561740 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.