Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Container in the Form of a Female Dwarf
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.
A small blue faience figurine depicting a dwarf-like figure standing on a base.
The artifact is a blue faience figurine representing a dwarf-like figure, possibly a deity, standing with hands on hips. The figure displays exaggerated features and is mounted on a small pedestal. The style is characteristic of protective figures common in Egyptian art, with its vivid coloration and playful expression.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
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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