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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. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 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 weathered, roughly rectangular lump of unfired clay with a central, recessed/raised form and a small dark slot-like mark on the upper left.

The image shows a small, fired-inactive-looking clay object (surface is gritty and cracked) photographed against a neutral gray background. The piece is mostly undecorated at the visible resolution, but there is a notable circular/oval feature near the top center (appearing as a shallow recess or raised disk) and a dark, narrow groove/slot near the upper left. The remaining surfaces are uneven and pitted from degradation; no clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or any distinct figurative details (e.g., a human/animal body or deity iconography) can be confidently identified from this view. No ink, pigment, or attached mixed materials are visible.

unclear Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (per catalogue; image itself is not diagnostic) fragmentary
Materials clay (unfired)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Clay

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281488 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.1.71 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546354 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.