Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Penannular Earring
Description
Carnelian
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 (open ring) earring made of an orange stone, shown isolated against a light background.
The image shows a single ring-shaped object with a gap, consistent with a penannular earring. The material appears translucent to semi-translucent with a uniform orange/caramelian color; the surface looks smooth and polished. No metal setting or attached hooks are clearly visible in this view. There are no visible carved figures or inscriptions on the object face. The object condition appears good, though there are minor surface wear/scuffs near the edges.
decorative
New Kingdom (per catalogue; visually undiagnostic)
good
Materials
orange carnelian-like stone
Connections
Found at
Deir el-Ballas
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281100 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.6.109 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558102 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.