Cat figurine
Description
Blue faience with black spots, paint
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 figurines, one depicting a reclining animal and the other a walking feline.
The image shows two ancient Egyptian faience figurines. The first figurine on the left depicts a reclining animal made of a beige, stone-like material with smooth texture and minimal detailing. The second figurine on the right represents a walking feline, crafted from a turquoise-blue faience with a glossy finish. Both pieces highlight the Egyptian artisans' skill in capturing animal forms in small, durable formats commonly used in personal adornment or religious context.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243595 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.902 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545725 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.