Cat amulet
Description
Amulet, Cat. Late Period, 664–525 B.C. Faience. L. 1 × W. 0.7 × H. 1.7 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 11/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Cats. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1908.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small cat-shaped amulet figurine shown standing upright on a base, with a drilled hole at the back/top for suspension.
The image depicts a small molded/formed Egyptian-style cat amulet. The cat stands on all four legs with its head raised; the ears are upright and pointed, and the tail is lifted along the body. A circular hole is visible near the cat’s back/top area, indicating it was likely worn on a cord. A red accession label/ink marking is visible along the bottom of the base (appears as “08.2024.41” or similar), but no clear museum accession numbering is part of the artifact design. No hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are clearly visible on the figure itself. The surface appears light-colored and glossy, consistent with a ceramic/glazed material; however, the exact material cannot be fully confirmed from the image alone, though it does not obviously contradict a faience catalogue attribution.
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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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