Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 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.
Photograph of a small, roughly rectangular/wedge-shaped Egyptian figurine fragment with a damaged surface. A faint recessed or incised face-like or figure-like area is visible on the upper portion, and there are red pigment traces on the lower half.
The object appears as an irregular, compact piece of clay with a rounded top and flat/uneven sides. The upper area shows a faintly modeled or incised form that could relate to a face or figure head, but the details are heavily abraded and not clearly interpretable. The lower half retains scattered red pigment/paint, forming loose patches rather than clear, continuous decoration. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible in the provided image. The surface has mottling, abrasion, and cracks consistent with age and poor preservation. Overall visibility supports the catalogue description of a clay “magical figure,” though the exact figure type and any inscription are unclear from the image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281506 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.68 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546351 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.