Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Amulet, Head of an Apis Bull Late Period
Description
Amulet, Apis bull head. Late Period, Dynasty 26–29, 664–332 B.C. Serpentinite, ivory. H. 2.2 × W. 1.6 × D. 1 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Bulls. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
M-2050 (approx.; unclear exact characters)
Connections
Deities
Apis
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116254119 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.130.2050 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550916 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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