Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Cippus (magical stela)
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.
Ancient Egyptian faience amulet depicting the god Bes.
The artifact is an amulet made from glazed faience, depicting Bes, a protective deity in ancient Egyptian mythology. It features detailed carving and a vibrant turquoise glaze, though some of the surface has weathered. The figure is adorned with incised decorations representing scenes with smaller figures, showcasing typical Egyptian art style. Notable features include the exaggerated facial features and remnants of color.
religious
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Deities
Bes
Materials
faience
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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.
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