Penannular Earring
Description
Shell
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/hoop-shaped earring segment with a visible break in the ring.
A cream-to-light yellow, smooth, opaque ring-shaped object is photographed against a plain light background. The hoop appears broken or partially unfinished at the top-left, with a gap/ended ends visible. No decorative elements, drill holes, metal fittings, or attached beads are clearly visible at this resolution. There are no hieroglyphic or other textual inscriptions, and no cartouches or royal names are present. The object’s color and translucency are consistent with a light organic material such as shell, though the exact material cannot be confirmed from the image alone.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281057 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.6.120 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558113 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.