Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Hippopotamus
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 small, reclining figurine resembling a lion, made of faience.
The artifact is a faience figurine representing a reclining lion. It features a serene pose with subtle detailing on the body to suggest fur texture and muscle definition. The color palette primarily includes pale hues with faint traces of green, possibly indicative of aged glazing. The craftsmanship reflects typical style elements seen in amulets and small statuettes used in religious or protective contexts.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280861 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.185 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546689 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.