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.

The image depicts a fragmentary piece of clay with abstract decorative designs.

This fragment appears to be a clay impression or tile, showcasing intricate swirling patterns. The style is abstract with raised, curvilinear lines that form a symmetrical design. The object is in a fragmentary state, with visible breaks and a rough texture.

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.