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Inlay depicting the squatting god Re

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Description

Late Period, Dynasty 30, probably reign of Nectanebo II, 360–343 BCE. Faience. H. 8.2 × W. 4.2 × D. 1.4 cm (3 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 9/16 in.). Said to be from: Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Middle Egypt. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

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.

Faience inlay/figurine fragment depicting a seated squatting deity with a crown-like headdress and a large ram-headed or animal-headed motif at the left.

The image shows a small, off-white/yellowish faience object shaped as a human-like squatting figure in profile facing right. The figure has a rounded head with a crown or head covering, prominent facial features, and a distinct projecting animal element resembling a ram or horned head at the left side. The body appears molded in a standing/squatting pose with bent legs and a simplified torso. There are no clearly legible hieroglyphs or cartouches visible on the surface in the provided view; any markings are too indistinct to transcribe. The object surface shows mottling and age-related pitting consistent with faience, with small chips and abrasion around the edges.

religious Late Period (per catalogue) good
Deities unknown (catalogue describes squatting god Re)
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Hermopolis
Deities Ra
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252451 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.1004 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551336 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.
  • 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.