Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Recumbent lion Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Description
Amulet, lion. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Lapis lazuli; gold. L. 2.5 × W. 0.9 × H. 1.4 cm (1 × 3/8 × 9/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Lions. Credit: Gift of George and Florence Blumenthal, 1935.
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.
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Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116272792 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.6.14 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 570379 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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