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Rosettes of Senebtisi

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Description

Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 13, ca. 1859–1770 B.C. Gold. Each: W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); D. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). From: Tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 763, burial of Senebtisi, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1907.

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 multiple small, gold-like rosette discs arranged in a grid on a neutral gray background.

A field of repeated circular rosette motifs fills the frame. Each rosette is a round disc with a raised, radial pattern (petal/spoke-like segments) and a metallic gold appearance with specular highlights. There are no visible figures, human forms, or clear iconographic elements beyond the decorative rosette design. No hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible, and no cartouche or royal name can be identified from the image. The objects are presented as separate rosette components rather than a single inscribed artifact.

decorative Middle Kingdom (as per catalogue; image itself does not provide chronological markers) good
Materials gold (metallic appearance)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Gold
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