Isis nursing Horus in the marshes depicted on a fragment from a box lid or menat counterpoise

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 fragment of an Egyptian carved ornament depicting a central female figure surrounded by arched architectural or frame-like motifs, with traces of turquoise-blue glaze in recesses.

The image shows a curved, broken fragment with a surrounding arched frame comprised of repeated stacked rectangular elements along the border. In the center is a partially preserved figure (likely a goddess) rendered in raised relief; the figure includes a head with distinct facial features and a mantle-like shape. Turquoise/blue glazed material is visible in the recessed areas, especially around the central figure and some inner contour lines, while the rest of the body appears in the underlying light brown/greenish stone surface. The lower right includes a small raised element that could relate to another figure or symbolic detail, but the fragmentary condition prevents secure identification of all iconographic components (e.g., whether a child/infant is being nursed and whether marsh plants are present). No clear hieroglyphic inscription is visible, and there is no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. No cartouches or royal names are discernible on this fragment.