Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Shen (Protection) Motto Clasp Second Intermediate Period
Description
Clasp, Shen amulet. Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15, ca. 1648–1540 B.C. Gold, carnelian. h. 1.1 cm (7/16 in); w. 1.3 cm (1/2 in). Possibly from: Eastern Delta. Credit: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1968.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116282231 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 68.136.23 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546044 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.