Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Duckling 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.
An ancient Egyptian amulet in the form of a bird with a suspension hole.
The artifact is a small amulet shaped like a bird, crafted to include a prominent suspension hole which suggests it was likely used as a pendant or protective charm. The style is simplistic, focusing on the essential form of the bird, without intricate detail. The smooth texture and form suggest it may have been mass-produced for common use.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
limestone
Connections
Materials
Limestone
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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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