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

Tail (replica) for beadwork apron of Senebtisi

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Light and dark green, blue and black faience, paint

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.

Object appears to be a beaded textile element: a rectangular green patterned top border attached to multiple vertical strands terminating in small bead/metal-like loops, with a gold-toned trim and a small cartouche-like mark at the upper right.

The image shows a flat, rectangular strip with a densely patterned upper band in alternating green tones (light/dark) and a grid-like bead or painted decoration. From this band hang many vertical beaded strings or cords, each composed of small alternating dark and light segments and green/blue-tinted beads spaced along the length. A gold-toned rod/trim runs along the top center/right region, and on the lower edge of the strip a small folded/finished section is visible. At the upper right corner there is a small gold-edged cartouche-like panel with dark markings inside; the markings are too unclear to securely read as a specific royal name. No other legible hieroglyphic lines, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible. The overall appearance matches a replica-style beadwork component rather than a carved single artifact.

decorative Middle Kingdom (catalogued) but image fits a modern or later replica; exact period cannot be confirmed from the photo alone good
Materials green patterned band (paint or colored surface)blue/black faience-like beadslight/dark green beads or painted elementsgold-toned trim/metallic elementdark cord/background
Signs cartouche-like frame with vertical hieroglyphic-like strokes (unreadable)
Visible text "Upper-right small cartouche-like panel with dark vertical markings; unreadable from the image."

Connections

Found at Lisht

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116297780 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 08.200.29f tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 692413 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.