Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Handle of censer
Description
Bronze or copper alloy
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 bronze figurine depicting the head of an Egyptian deity in a stylized form.
The artifact is a small bronze figure representing the head of a deity, likely associated with protection. It features a stylized representation with defined facial features and a smooth finish. The figure's rounded headdress and the presence of a beak-like structure suggest an association with falcon or hawk deities, possibly Horus. Notable is the patina developed from age, adding an authentic feel to the piece.
religious
Late Period
good
Deities
Horus
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414567 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 41.160.99 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546120 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.
- 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.