Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

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Description

Steatite (glazed)

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.

An amulet featuring hieroglyphic symbols carved into a greenish-blue material.

The artifact is an oval-shaped amulet made of faience, showcasing intricate carvings of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The surface has a smooth texture with a glossy finish, indicating careful craftsmanship. It appears to depict symbols commonly associated with protection and power.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom good
Materials faience
Signs ankh was djed

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280248 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 16.10.278 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546921 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.