Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Fragment of a votive bracelet

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Description

Faience

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 fragment of an Egyptian bracelet-like ornament with traces of greenish-blue painted/glazed surface and worn incised outlines forming a circular/medallion motif.

The image shows a single, roughly rectangular-to-curvilinear fragment with rounded edges and a weathered, brownish surface. A greenish-blue area remains in places, suggesting a turquoise/blue glazed or enameled coating on the fragment (consistent with faience). On one face there is a darker circular medallion or ring motif, with interior detailing that is too worn to identify precisely (possibly part of a protective symbol or decorative setting typical of votive/bracelet components). No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or textual inscriptions are visible. No distinct depiction of deities or identifiable royal names can be confirmed from the remaining patterning.

decorative New Kingdom (Ramesside period suggested by catalogue); date cannot be securely verified from the fragment alone. fragmentary
Materials faience glaze/paint traces (greenish-blue)brown ceramic/stone substrate (exact material unclear but likely faience body per catalogue)

Connections

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116442690 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 09.182.19.18 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 573206 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.