Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · ostracon
Demotic Temple Oath Ptolemaic PeriodGebelein (Krokodilopolis)
Description
Ostracon, Demotic. Ptolemaic Period, 127 BC. Pottery, ink. H. 17 × W. 19.2 × Th. 1 cm (6 11/16 × 7 9/16 × 3/8 in.). Probably from: Gebelein (Krokodilopolis), Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Demotic. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1921.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273127 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.2.122 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 569661 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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