Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Carved Plaque
Description
Carnelian
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.
The artifact appears to depict two seated figures with surrounding symbols and deities.
This is an intricately carved scaraboid with detailed engravings featuring two central seated figures. They are flanked by other figures in a symmetrical composition, which suggests a possible religious or royal significance. The carving style is meticulous, highlighting features such as headdresses and seated postures. The stone is a vibrant red, possibly carnelian.
religious
New Kingdom
excellent
Deities
HorusIsis
Materials
carnelian
Signs
Ankh ×2
Djed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247729 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1340 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544496 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.
- 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.