Sow Amulet
Description
Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1086–664 B.C. Faience. L. 1.3 × H. 1.1 × Th. 0.5 cm (1/2 × 7/16 × 3/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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 greenish faience amulet shaped like a sow (or pig/boar-like animal) lying on its side, with simplified legs and body details.
The image shows a single, small turquoise-green object with a glossy surface consistent with faience. It is modeled in the form of a sow or similar animal: the body is low and curved, with the head/forequarters suggested by raised contours and the ears/face treated schematically. The legs appear as short projecting elements under/forward of the body. A small dark perforation or attachment point is visible near the top of the rounded back/head area. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or textual markings are visible on the object in this photograph.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116408102 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 2021.41.11 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 329776 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.