Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Sealing

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

A fragment of a seal or amulet with carved designs.

The artifact appears to be a small, clay seal or amulet fragment featuring a carved design that resembles a stylized plant or floral motif. The surface shows signs of wear and erosion, complicating the identification of specific details. The composition is simple and lacks intricate detailing, suggesting it may have been a common item.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials clay

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials Clay
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.