Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Libation Dish Depicting Ka-Arms Presenting an Ankh-Sign
Description
Greywacke
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 stone palette shaped like a tilapia fish with an oval central depression.
The artifact is a stone palette, crafted in the shape of a tilapia fish. It features a central oval depression, likely used for grinding or mixing substances. The palette is finely carved and retains a high degree of detail, suggesting skilled workmanship. The edges are slightly damaged, indicating some age and use.
decorative
Predynastic
good
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
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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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