Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Hippopotamus-Head Design Amulet Inscribed With Four Linked Ibex Heads.
Description
Steatite, white glazed
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 carved artifact depicting a ram's head.
The artifact is a carved representation of a ram's head, showcasing detailed work in capturing the features and texture of the ram. The composition emphasizes symmetry and naturalistic detail. There is a focus on the face, with carving around the horns and facial features. The piece appears to be crafted from a single material and shows weathering consistent with age.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
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.