Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Amulet in the form of a hippo
Description
Limestone (pink)
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 amulet shaped like a hippopotamus made from brown stone.
The artifact is a carved amulet resembling a hippopotamus, featuring a smooth, simplistic form with a hole at the top for suspension. Its minimalist style suggests it was likely a personal ornament or protective charm. The amulet is composed of a brownish material, possibly faience or stone, and demonstrates typical craftsmanship found in smaller personal objects.
decorative
unknown
excellent
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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