Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 7/16 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, irregular fragment of unfired clay bearing the faint outline of a molded human/figure-like form and scattered incised/raised marks that may be part of a magical figure design.
The object appears as a broken, roughly rectangular/rounded slab of tan-brown clay. The surface is heavily abraded with widespread cracking and loss of fine detail. Near the upper portion there is a shallow, molded circular/oval recess or head-like projection, suggesting a small figurative element rather than purely incised decoration. Below and around this projection are uneven, discontinuous marks—possibly remnants of molded features or superficial incisions—though no clearly readable hieroglyphs or inscriptions are discernible. No cartouche, deity name, or royal titulary can be identified with confidence. Overall preservation is fragmentary, consistent with handling/age-related surface loss.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281411 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.83 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546366 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.