Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Fragmentary Head of an Oryx
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.
Faience sculpture of an antelope's head, possibly part of a larger object or amulet.
The artifact is a small, blue faience sculpture depicting the head of an antelope or similar animal. The piece exhibits a stylized and simplified form typical of Egyptian faience work. The ears, eyes, and horns are clearly defined, and the vibrant color is well-preserved. It likely served as a decorative or symbolic component, possibly part of a piece of jewelry or ceremonial object.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
faience
Connections
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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