Penannular Earring
Description
Copper alloy
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, greenish corroded, penannular (open-ring) object photographed against a light background.
The image shows a circular/hoop-shaped object with a gap, consistent with a penannular form. The surface is heavily weathered, with a dark gray core and green patina consistent with copper corrosion. No decorative motifs, inscriptions, or attached components (e.g., clasp, stones, or wirework) are clearly visible due to the degree of surface corrosion and the single-angle view. There are no clearly legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic texts on the visible area. No cartouches or royal names are visible.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281070 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.6.101 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558094 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.