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

String of ring and ball beads of Hepy

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Description

Carnelian, paste, white stone, restored bronze

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.

Photograph of a necklace/string of small ring-and-ball beads arranged in a single loop on a white background.

The object appears as a single circular loop of closely spaced beads. The beads are small and segmented, alternating in color and surface finish: multiple light/white beads and small dark (blue/gray) beads are interspersed with gold-toned components and a few reddish/brown beads. The middle of the loop includes a central clasp/connector or tie point where the string passes through a short section of differently colored beads. No carved relief, sculpture, or iconography is visible—only beadwork. No hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or legible inscriptions are present in the image. Material surfaces suggest metal elements (gold-toned) between stone/paste beads; exact bead materials are not directly confirmable from the photo, but they are consistent with the catalogue’s description of carnelian/paste/white stone and bronze restoration.

decorative Middle Kingdom (per catalogue); exact period from image is unclear good
Materials gold-toned metal elements (bead connectors/frames)light/white stone or paste beadsdark blue/gray beadsreddish/brown beads

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials FaienceStone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281264 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 34.1.149 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546449 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.