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Magical Figure

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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. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 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, unglazed clay (?) plaque/figure with a front-facing painted facial design, resembling a stylized head or mask on a roughly oval body.

The object appears as a vertically oriented, roughly oval/bell-shaped lump with a distinct front face. The face is formed by shallow incised/relief lines for the eyes and mouth, with a central, light-toned area suggesting a plastered or smoothed face surface. Faint dark pigment marks the eyes and mouth; additional traces of red/orange pigment are visible along the lower portion. The surface is irregular with abrasions and cracking consistent with unfired clay. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable text are visible in the provided image. No identifiable royal name, deity emblem, or specific magical iconography can be confirmed from the visible features alone.

decorative Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (as catalogued; image does not provide diagnostic dating marks) fragmentary
Materials clay (unfired)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Clay

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281543 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.1.78 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546361 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.