Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Cat figurine Middle KingdomHeliopolis (Iunu; On)
Description
Figurine, Cat. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Blue faience with black spots, paint. L. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.); W. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). Possibly from: Heliopolis (Iunu; On), Memphite Region. Subject: Cats. 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.
Connections
Found at
Heliopolis
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)
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