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Magical Figure

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Description

Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H.. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); W. 3.5 cm (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 unglazed clay fragment bearing a shallow, face-like or mask-like carved form on one face and reddish pigment traces across the surface.

The image shows a rectangular, vertically oriented piece of unfired clay with irregular edges and a rounded top. On the upper portion of one face there is a shallow incised/relief carving resembling a head or mask (general placement of an eye and facial contours is visible), but no clearly readable hieroglyphs are present. Across the mid-to-lower area there are distinct patches of reddish-brown pigment, likely applied decoration or staining, while the surrounding clay is tan to buff. The reverse/other faces are not visible in this single view. No cartouches, royal titulary, or clearly identifiable deity iconography can be confirmed from the visible carving alone.

unclear Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (as catalogued; visible carving not diagnostic) fragmentary
Materials clay (unfired)reddish pigment/staining (colorant)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Clay

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281498 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.1.69 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546352 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.