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Falcon amulet of Senebtisi

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–early 13, ca. 1850–1775 B.C. Carnelian. L. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); D. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). From: Tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 763, burial of Senebtisi, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1908.

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.

The image shows a gilded/painted amulet case or plaque set into a beaded textile border, with a central rectangular field bearing black protective symbols resembling hieroglyphic forms.

The artifact appears mounted in a decorative framework: a broad woven/beaded band runs horizontally near the top, transitioning into a dense curtain of vertical rod-like elements and beads. Between the top band and the dangling elements is a central rectangular, gold-colored plaque with a dark painted design resembling stylized hieroglyphic/protective motifs (not a clearly readable name or cartouche in this image). Below and around the center are long, slender, vertically oriented elements (greenish and brownish rods or glass/frit pieces) separated by bead clusters; multiple color beads (green turquoise-like, blue, black/brown, and some orange) are visible. No clear falcon figure is visible at this resolution; the main central feature is the painted symbol-filled plaque. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.

decorative Middle Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; specific date uncertain from image alone) good
Materials beads/seed beads (green, blue, black/brown, orange)woven textile or beaded bandgold-colored backing/platepainted ink or pigment on plaque
Signs unidentified protective/symbolic hieroglyph-like motif (rectangular plaque)
Visible text "Central rectangular plaque bears dark painted hieroglyph-like signs; exact reading unknown/unreadable from the provided image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Central rectangular plaque bears dark painted hieroglyph-like signs; exact reading unknown/unreadable from the provided image.

Connections

Found at Lisht

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116297774 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 08.200.42a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544163 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.