Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Ibis Late Period–Ptolemaic PeriodHermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)
Description
Figure, Ibis. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 600–30 B.C. Wood, gesso, linen, paint, bronze, glass (eyes). L. 47 cm (18 1/2 in.); W. 15.3 cm (6 in.); H. 33 cm (13 in.). Probably from: Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Middle Egypt. Subject: Birds. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1953.
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 Q116282213 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 53.185a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546053 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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