Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Vulture amulet
Description
Ivory
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.
The artifact is a small ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of an elephant.
This amulet is carved in the form of an elephant, possibly made of faience or carved stone, and features a perforation at the top likely for suspension. The style suggests an emphasis on simple, rounded forms, characteristic of small protective or symbolic jewelry. Notable for its depiction of the elephant, a less common motif in Egyptian artifacts.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
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- 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.
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