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

Penannular Earring

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Description

Glass

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 small circular penannular (open ring) object with a greenish patina, photographed against a plain white background.

A single penannular earring-like ring is centered in the frame, viewed from the front. The ring is roughly circular with a visible gap, indicating it is not a closed loop. The surface appears greenish with mottling and a weathered/patina-like texture; fine corrosion or encrustation is visible along the outer edge. No decorative settings, wire terminals, or attached pendants are clearly visible at this resolution. The object shows no legible hieroglyphic/Greek/Coptic/Arabic text, and no iconography of deities is apparent. The image is consistent with a small metal or glass/plated item; however, the specific material (e.g., glass vs. metal with patina) cannot be confirmed visually from this photograph alone. No royal names or cartouches are present.

decorative New Kingdom (per catalogue) good
Materials greenish surface/possible glass or oxidized material (unclear)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Ballas

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281066 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 17.6.102 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 558095 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.