A pair of bracelets or anklets
Description
Bracelet or anklet, pair. Meroitic Period, 270 B.C.–A.D. 320. Copper alloy. A: Dia. 5.6 × Th. 0.5 cm (2 3/16 × 3/16 in.) B: Dia. 5.6 × Th. 0.5 cm (2 3/16 × 3/16 in.). From: Cemetery 1, Grave 489, Faras, Lower Nubia, Nubia (Sudan). Excavation: University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1910–1912. Credit: Gift of Oxford University Expedition to Nubia, 1926.
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 two circular metal hoops with slightly flared ends, consistent with a pair of bracelets or anklets viewed from the side.
Two matching, dark metal rings are photographed against a light background. Each ring has a narrow open gap between the ends and the ends are slightly flattened/expanded. The surface appears uniformly metallic with minor discoloration and small marks consistent with age or handling; no inlays, stones, or distinct decoration are visible at this resolution. There are no readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions on the visible areas. No deity figures or royal names are present in the photograph. The object's form strongly matches the catalogue description of a pair of bracelets or anklets, likely made of a copper alloy as stated by the catalogue, though the exact alloy is not verifiable from the image alone. The catalogue's placement at Faras and the Meroitic period are not directly testable from visual features in this photo.
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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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