Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Child god (Harpokrates?) amulet
Description
Lapis lazuli
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 small blue statue depicts a seated figure, likely representing an individual in a serene posture.
The artifact is a small blue figurine, crafted from a stone resembling faience or lapis lazuli, depicting a seated figure. The statue exhibits fine details, including well-defined facial features and a stylized posture with both arms resting on the seated area. The base is gold-colored, highlighting a contrast between the figure and the base. The style suggests a focus on elegance and serenity.
decorative
Ptolemaic
excellent
Materials
lapis lazuligold
Connections
Materials
GoldLapis Lazuli
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247055 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 49.121.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544754 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.