Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Isis nursing Horus in the marshes depicted on a fragment from a box lid or menat counterpoise Third Intermediate Period
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–25, ca. 1070–664 B.C. Glazed steatite. H. 5 × W. 4.5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 3/4 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Horus, Isis, Nursing. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116256538 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.239 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550777 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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