Die
Description
Dice. Roman Period, 30 B.C.–A.D. 330. Ivory. 1.5 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm (9/16 × 5/8 × 9/16 in.). From: Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1896–97. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1897.
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.
A small rectangular ivory object with multiple raised circular spiral motifs arranged in rows, resembling decorative discs rather than figural imagery.
The image shows a worn, light-colored rectangular piece (top and bottom edges visible) carved in low relief. Across the face are nine to ten raised circular forms, each containing a spiral-like groove or concentric rings, grouped in two vertical columns with one additional column to the right; the spacing suggests a repeating ornamental pattern. No clear human or animal figures, no discernible deity iconography, and no legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic lettering are visible on this view. The surface has scratches and small chips, and the motifs are the primary decoration. The object corresponds in form to a small worked ivory fragment, consistent with the catalogue’s material and the general category of an inscribed/ornamental small item, but the visible decoration does not provide readable text or clear iconographic identification beyond the ornamental circles.
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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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