Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Snake Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Description
Amulet, snake. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Faience. h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Snakes. Credit: Gift of Lily S. Place, 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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Reddish-brown ink/paint on the base; appears to include '21/5 63' or similar numerals, but exact characters are not fully legible in the image.
Connections
Materials
Faience
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