Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.). From: west of tomb of Senwosretankh, surface deposit, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33. 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, rectangular/rounded fragment of unfired clay with traces of red pigment on one face and a recessed/painted area near the upper center.
The image shows a tan-brown clay object, roughly rectangular with rounded edges and a missing/eroded top portion. The surface is dry, cracked, and uneven, consistent with unfired clay. On the front face there are small patches of red/orange pigment and a faintly outlined recessed or painted circular/oval area near the upper center. No clearly legible carved or painted hieroglyphs, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible at this resolution. No identifiable royal titulary or named deities can be confirmed from the visible marks.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281539 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.81 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546364 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.