Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); W. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 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.
A small, roughly rectangular Egyptian clay figure fragment with a worn incised/relief face and traces of red-painted decoration.
The image shows a single upright fragment of unfired clay, roughly rectangular with rounded top and bottom. In the upper portion there is a shallow, worn face-like relief: a central nose and mouth are visible, though details are eroded. Beneath the face, most of the body surface is blank except for scattered red pigment or painted lines, concentrated in the mid-to-lower area. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible. The object’s surface is rough and pitted, consistent with clay artifacts; the red coloring appears to be paint pigment (likely pigment laid over the clay) rather than etched inscriptions.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281554 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.72 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546355 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.