Taweret statuette
Description
Statuette, Taweret. Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C. Red jasper. H. 5.6 × W. 3.3 × D. 2.9 cm (2 3/16 × 1 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Taweret. Credit: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small red-stone (jasper) figurine of an animal-like/possibly female protective deity in a seated pose, photographed against a neutral background.
The object is a compact, roughly carved figurine in deep red material with darker natural veining/scuffing. It shows a rounded head and upper torso with simplified facial features; the body is molded in a seated, blocky form. The surface is glossy in places from handling or polish. No clear inscriptions are visible on the exterior surfaces, and no identifiable royal titulary/cartouche can be read. The overall form is consistent with the catalogue description of a Taweret statuette, but the exact specific iconographic details (e.g., clear hippo attributes) are not unambiguous at this resolution.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281867 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 41.160.138 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546151 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.