Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Ceremonial Implement in the Shape of an Ankh
Description
Faience
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 faience ankh amulet representing life, with detailed surface textures.
The artifact is a blue faience ankh, a symbol widely recognized as representing life in ancient Egyptian culture. The piece features intricate line details on the top loop and crossbar. It exemplifies the hallmark turquoise glaze commonly found in Egyptian faience and is mounted on a modern stand for display.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faience
Signs
ankh
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275201 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.30 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548476 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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