Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Game piece in the shape of a baboon
Description
Bone
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 carved figure of a baboon sitting upright.
The artifact depicts a finely carved figure of a baboon, crafted from ivory. The baboon is shown in a seated position with detailed attention to its facial features and limbs. The style is simplistic yet expressive, capturing the essence of the animal with minimal detailing. The composition is compact, typical of small amulets or figurines in ancient Egyptian art.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
ivory
Connections
Materials
Ivory
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244854 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 66.99.75 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545211 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.