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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. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.); W. 3.6 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.

Photograph of a small, irregular, unglazed clay object with a shallow incised/pressed cavity on one face; no clearly readable inscriptions are visible.

The image shows a single weathered terracotta-colored object photographed against a plain gray background. The piece is roughly oval-to-rectangular in shape with slightly rounded edges. One face contains a shallow, teardrop/oval recess or cavity with rough tool marks around it; the surrounding surface is uneven, with patches of lighter and darker soil/grit. A second, more level face appears plain without distinct relief. There is no legible hieroglyphic text, cartouche, or recognizable deity figure visible in the provided view. Faint discoloration (including reddish patches) appears on the surface but cannot be confirmed as intentional pigment or writing.

unclear Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (per catalogue; image alone insufficient for refinement) good
Materials clay (unfired, unfired?)fired/earthy surface residue (unclear)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Clay

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281408 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.1.84 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546367 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.