Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Inlays and Shrine Elements
Description
Glass, cupreous metal
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 collection of colorful, detailed inlays depicting Egyptian figures and objects.
The image depicts various inlays with intricate detailing, showing Egyptian figures and symbolic objects in red, gold, and blue hues. The figures appear to be engaged in ritualistic or royal activities, indicated by the objects they hold. The composition includes an array of detached elements like figures, papyrus-shaped objects, and amulets, suggesting a decorative or ceremonial purpose.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faiencegold
Signs
Ankh
Djed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116413706 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.2.2-related tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544863 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.