Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · other

mould

Source of record: Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A round clay object with an impressed motif.

The artifact is a circular clay seal with an impressed design resembling a plant motif, possibly a reed or papyrus. The impression is centrally placed and prominently visible. The clay has a reddish-brown hue, and the texture appears rough and uneven, suggesting it might have been pressed by hand or with a simple tool.

decorative unknown good
Materials clay
Signs papyrus

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Clay
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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