Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Jerboa figurine
Description
Faience
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.
Two small faience amulets in the shape of hedgehogs.
The image depicts two ancient Egyptian faience amulets shaped like hedgehogs. These small sculptures feature a cream-colored glaze with dark speckles, characteristic of Egyptian faience work. The hedgehogs are depicted in a seated position, with their heads raised, detailed textures on their spines, and simplified facial features which illustrate the Egyptian artistic style.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251852 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.899 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545723 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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