Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Decorated spoon
Description
Faience
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 Hathor sistrum head with a hand depicted on it.
The artifact is a sistrum head, a musical instrument used in ancient Egypt, shaped like the symbolic Hair, representing the goddess Hathor. A prominently featured hand is shown on the object, with intricate details carved into the material. The overall shape and style suggest it was a representative object likely used in religious ceremonies. The surface shows signs of age and use, yet retains a remarkable amount of detail.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Hathor
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247066 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.989 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544753 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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