Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Sealing
Description
Clay (unfired)
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 ancient Egyptian amulet fragment featuring intricate spiral motifs.
This is a photograph of a fragmentary piece of an ancient Egyptian amulet. The artifact shows intricate spiral patterns that are deeply carved into the material, likely representing a decorative or symbolic purpose. The style suggests an affinity for geometric designs, which were common in various periods of Egyptian history. The fragment's worn state indicates that it may have been used extensively or buried for a long time.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
unclear
Connections
Found at
Lisht North
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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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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