Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Lion 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.
Small artifacts including amulets and beads made from various materials.
The image shows an assortment of small Egyptian artifacts, primarily amulets and beads, crafted from various semi-precious materials. The collection includes objects shaped like animals and symbols, indicative of personal adornment or protection use. Notable features include the diverse coloration and clarity of the materials, suggesting items like faience or lapis lazuli.
decorative
unclear
good
Materials
lapis lazulifaiencecarnelianturquoise
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414879 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.134 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546824 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.