Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Libation Dish Depicting Ka-Arms Presenting an Ankh-Sign

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Description

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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

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385725 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 19.2.16 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 543866 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.