Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 6.5 × W. 3.5 cm (2 9/16 × 1 3/8 in.). From: west of tomb of Senwosretankh, surface deposit, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33. Subject: Faces. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1933.
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, irregularly shaped Egyptian clay figurine/figure fragment with traces of red painted markings and an indistinct incised/relief face or head area on the upper portion.
The image shows a roughly rectangular-to-oval handmade clay object, with weathering and surface cracking. The upper third contains an indistinct relief/incised element resembling a face or head (details such as eyes/mouth are not clearly readable). Across the lower and central areas are scattered traces of red pigment forming partial bands or clusters of marks; individual signs are not legible enough to identify as specific hieroglyphs. No clear cartouche or royal titulary is visible, and there is no readable text in Greek, Coptic, or Arabic. The object appears to be a terracotta/clay piece (consistent with a small magical figure type), but the exact subject or deity cannot be determined from the available detail.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281508 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.67 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546350 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.