Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Design Amulet with a Hippopotamus (? ) Head on the Back Pierced for Stringing, and a Left-facing Monkey as the Device First Intermediate Period
Description
First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 8, ca. 2150–2100 B.C. Glazed steatite. H. 0.8 × Dia. 1.3 cm (5/16 × 1/2 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Hippos, Monkeys. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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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Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247871 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.33 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544413 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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