Amulet Plaque with Figure of Thoth
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 1000–945 B.C. Faience. H. 3.2 × W. 1.5 cm (1 1/4 × 9/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 60, Chamber, Burial of Djedmutesankh (Ch5), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.
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 three small dark stone/faience amulet-like plaques/figures photographed against a light background, with one larger vertically-oriented piece on the right and two smaller pieces on the left and center.
Three separate amulet components are visible in a studio photograph. On the left is a tall, vertically oriented, rectangular-backed figure with incised/raised details resembling an anthropomorphic or divine form; on the center is a smaller, irregularly shaped element with a face-like or head-like relief and surrounding carved lines; on the right is a much taller object with a stepped or stacked top and a narrower body, ending in a flat base. The surfaces appear textured with weathering/patina, consistent with a glazed ceramic such as faience, though exact glaze color is unclear in the grayscale image. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible at this resolution.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252903 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.170a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551038 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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