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Pair of Clappers

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Description

Hippopotamus ivory

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.

Two curved ivory tusks with incised decorative lines.

The artifact consists of two curved segments resembling tusks made from ivory. Each segment is decorated with incised bands around the middle. There are small holes drilled into the ends, possibly for attachment or suspension. The artifact appears to be designed with symmetry and balance, indicative of decorative or practical use.

decorative unknown good
Materials ivory

Connections

Found at Amarna (Akhetaten)
Materials Ivory

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385814 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 32.5.2a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544680 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.