Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 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 roughly ovoid, unglazed clay figurine fragment showing a simplified human face with eyes and a mouth, and traces of red pigment on the front.
The image shows a small, vertically oriented, irregular oval piece of unfired clay. The upper half preserves a molded facial feature set: a forehead ridge, two shallow eye hollows, and a small mouth line. No clear full body attributes are visible due to damage and incomplete preservation. Faint red/orange pigment traces appear on the lower right portion of the front surface and other scattered spots, suggesting painted decoration. There is no clearly legible hieroglyphic text, cartouche, or alphabetic script visible in the provided view; the surface appears mostly worked and pitted with age-related erosion. The object is consistent in material and general format with a small handmade “magical figure” type artifact, though the exact magical iconography or inscriptions cannot be confirmed from this image alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281546 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.77 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546360 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.
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