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
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.