Penannular Earring
Description
Faience
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 penannular (hoop-style) earring fragment in reddish-brown, shown isolated against a white background.
The image depicts a single, incomplete hoop (penannular) earring shape viewed from the front. The object is circular/near-circular with a gap at the top, resembling a C-shaped or open ring with rounded ends. The surface is matte to slightly glossy with visible pitting and a granular texture consistent with a fired ceramic or faience body. No decorative figures, incised hieroglyphs, or attached elements are clearly visible. The background is plain white, and no inscription, cartouche, or other writing appears on the artifact. No visible metal components or fastening details are present in the photograph.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281101 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.6.108 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558101 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.