Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Plant Motif
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); w. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.
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 green-glazed oval seal/amulet with an incised central vertical figure and surrounding leaf-like motifs.
The image shows an oval, cowroid-like amulet/soft-stone seal with a green glaze over a darker core. The surface is decorated on one face with an incised design: a central upright element resembling a vertical staff/column topped by a curved form, flanked by symmetrical curved leaf or ribbon-like shapes. The incisions have dark outlines and sit against the glazed green background. No clear cartouche, royal titulary, or legible hieroglyph sequence is confidently identifiable at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. There is no visible damage beyond minor surface wear and the glossy glaze.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273205 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.366 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549751 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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