Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Inlay Depicting a Falcon with Spread Wings Late Period–Ptolemaic PeriodHermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)
Description
Inlay, Falcon. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C. Faience. H. 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.); D. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); L. 30 cm (11 13/16 in.). Possibly from: Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Middle Egypt. Subject: Falcons. 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.
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Hermopolis
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275278 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.991 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548439 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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