Cat amulet
Description
Amulet, Cat. Late Period, Dynasty 26–29, 664–380 B.C. Faience. h. 2.3 cm (7/8 in). From: Egypt. Subject: Cats. Credit: Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small green faience amulet shaped like a kneeling cat, shown in profile facing right.
The object is a solid, molded faience figure of a cat sitting/kneeling on a flat rectangular base. The cat’s head and upright ear tips are distinct; the body is rounded with engraved/modeled surface detailing. The figure has a banded collar around the neck and additional banding/indented lines along the torso and base. There are no clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions visible on the figure in this image. The surface shows wear and mottling consistent with aged faience; minor chips and discoloration are present, especially along edges and lower areas.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249805 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.43.26 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544120 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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