Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Vulture Pectoral
Description
Gold sheet
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 golden artifact depicting a bird of prey with outstretched wings.
The artifact is a decorative golden representation of a bird of prey, likely an eagle or a vulture, with detailed engravings on its feathers and body. The wings are spread wide, showcasing intricate feather patterns. The craftsmanship suggests a focus on lifelike and majestic depiction characteristic of funerary or royal iconography.
royal
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235292 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.105 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548450 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.