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

Pair of bracelets

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Description

Silver, green faience, blue paste, carnelian

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 a segmented band of small bead-like elements arranged in several parallel rows, bound together by thin metal strips or frames, consistent with wrist/bracelet ornamentation.

A long rectangular arrangement is composed of many small oval and faceted beads in alternating color groups (notably green/teal, blue, white/light, black/dark, and red/orange). The beads are set between or attached to narrow metal elements that form vertical borders and horizontal/structural bars. At both ends there appear to be small loop/attachment components, suggesting a pair of bracelets or bracelet components presented together. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or text are visible. No clearly identifiable deity iconography appears; the object is purely decorative/beaded. Materials visible from the colors and construction suggest faience/paste-like beads and possibly metal mountings, but the exact types (silver, green faience, blue paste, carnelian) cannot be confirmed visually with certainty beyond the presence of green and blue colored inlays/pastes and red/orange stones.

decorative Middle Kingdom (as given by catalogue; image does not provide chronology) good
Materials green/teal faience or glassy paste (suggested)blue paste (suggested by blue beads)red/orange stone or paste (suggested by red/orange beads)metal mounts/frames (suggested)dark/black beads (suggested glass/stone)

Connections

Found at Lisht

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252848 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 08.200.24b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 571608 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.