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.

Small rectangular fragment bearing a recessed/painted circular medallion-like motif with a central dot, surrounding ring, and darker bands near the edges.

The object appears as a small, vertically oriented rectangular fragment with worn surfaces and dark staining/abrasion. On the visible face there is a large circular element (medallion) outlined in a darker color, with a central small dot. Within and around the central field there are faint, multicolored traces consistent with remaining pigment or inlay remnants; the motif is framed by an outer ring and darker linear bands. No legible hieroglyphs or cartouches are clearly discernible, and there is no visible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. The form and iconography are consistent with a decorated faience votive/amulet element, though the exact bracelet components are not fully visible on the fragment.

decorative New Kingdom, Ramesside (catalogue ground truth; motif not diagnostic enough to confirm from image alone) fragmentary
Materials faience (colored/pigmented surface; exact fabric not fully confirmable from photo)

Connections

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116442704 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 09.182.19.27 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 573215 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.