Human-headed cat
Description
Amulet, human-headed cat. Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 22–26, ca. 945–525 B.C. Faience. H. 3.9 × W. 1.3 × D. 2.8 cm (1 9/16 × 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Lily S. Place, 1921.
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, glazed faience figure shows a human-headed cat seated on a rectangular base, with facial features and a garment/straps across the torso.
The image depicts a seated animal figurine viewed from a slightly front-left angle. The figure has a human-like head with defined eyes, brows, and a headdress or head covering. The body is cat-like with forelegs held forward and a tail gathered near the base. One arm/foreleg and the torso show incised or molded line details; dark speckling and wear are visible across the surface. The figure sits on a flat, rectangular pedestal/break surface that anchors the composition. No clear hieroglyphs or other textual elements are visible on the object in this view, and there are no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic inscriptions.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116272882 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.6.61 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 570329 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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