Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Small Child in a Sling
Description
Glassy 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 small, blue ancient Egyptian faience amulet depicting the god Bes.
The image shows a small faience amulet, bright blue in color, representing the god Bes. Bes is depicted in his typical form, which is a squat, dwarf-like figure with a leonine face. The craftsmanship appears detailed, typical of faience work in amulets, with attention to facial and bodily features although details may be worn due to age.
religious
unknown
good
Deities
Bes
Materials
faience
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