Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Magic wand
Description
Hippopotamus ivory
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.
Carved ivory fragments depicting a series of figures and scenes.
The artifact consists of several ivory fragments, intricately carved with figures that appear to be in motion. The style is graceful and detailed, typical of Egyptian art. The composition seems to depict a narrative scene, possibly with figures engaged in various activities. Notable features include the elegant portrayal of human forms and the flowing lines.
funerary
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
ivory
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249257 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 08.200.19 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544149 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.