Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 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.
The image shows a small, unshaped chunk/fragment of unfired clay with a curved surface and traces of red/orange pigment.
The photographed object appears to be a damaged clay piece without any clearly modeled human or animal form. Its surface is rough and irregular, with widespread cracking and flaking consistent with a fired or fired-adjacent?—but here the catalogued material is unfired clay. Faint red to reddish-orange paint/pigment is visible in patches across the central area, and there is no clearly legible sculpted inscription or hieroglyphic line work apparent at this resolution/lighting. No cartouches, royal names, or deity iconography can be confidently identified from the fragmentary surface.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281413 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.82 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546365 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.