Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Inlay depicting Thoth as the ibis with a Maat feather Late PeriodHermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)
Description
Late Period, Dynasty 30, probably reign of Nectanebo II, 360–343 BCE. Faience. H. 15.5 × W. 1 × L. 15.6 cm (6 1/8 × 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.). Said to be from: Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Middle Egypt. Subject: Birds. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251821 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.992 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544093 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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