Ear plug
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Faience. Diam. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.). From: Cemetery, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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 turquoise-blue faience ear plug/disc with concentric decorative bands and an inner sunburst-like rosette.
The image shows a small circular object with a turquoise-blue glazed surface and an eyelet/central perforation on the underside, consistent with an ear plug design. The outer face is decorated with radiating ribbing forming an arc-like sunburst pattern, separated by ring-like bands. Near the center is a seated rosette or fan-shaped motif with multiple short rays; additional ring and rib elements appear around it. No readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible. The piece is photographed against a plain light background and appears fragmentary with cracking/chipping along the break at the lower right edge and along the rim.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273358 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.871 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 568368 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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