Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Stamp Seal in the Shape of a Boy
Description
Boxwood
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small sculpture of a squatting child with a finger to the mouth.
The artifact is a small statue depicting a child in a squatting position, with a finger raised to their mouth. The statue is intricately carved, showcasing detailed features and smooth surfaces, indicative of careful craftsmanship. The posture suggests a gesture of thoughtfulness or contemplation, often seen in representations of Harpocrates, the god of silence and secrets.
religious
Ptolemaic
excellent
Deities
Harpocrates
Materials
wood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248050 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.89 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544304 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.