Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
A small inlaid sculpture of a soft-shelled turtle
Description
Amethyst, turquoise, lapis-lazuli, carnelian, adhesive
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 small, purple glass artifact shaped like a fish with colored inlays.
This artifact is a glass piece in pale purple, intricately shaped like a fish. It features colored inlays, possibly made from materials like turquoise or similar stones, set into the surface to create a decorative pattern. The craftsmanship suggests a decorative purpose with attention to aesthetic detail.
decorative
Ptolemaic
excellent
Materials
glass
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251801 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1359 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544102 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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