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Nine Taweret Amulets

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Description

Late Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–17, ca. 1850–1700 B.C. Electrum, plaster. Average of each H. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); D. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 840, pit in portico, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1912–13. Subject: Taweret. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1913.

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.

An assemblage of nine small, dark stone or plaster figurine-like amulets strung together on a light cord or wire.

The image shows nine separate, similarly sized amulet-shaped figures aligned horizontally and connected by a thin cord/wire. Each figure appears rounded and dark, with simple silhouettes suggesting molded forms; details of facial features or inscriptions are not clearly legible at this resolution. No obvious metal sheen (for electrum) is visible, and the amulets do not appear to be individually capped with a clear metal element. There is no discernible hieroglyphic text, and no cartouches or royal names are visible. The overall presentation is consistent with a multiple-amulet string, but the exact deity form (e.g., Taweret) cannot be confirmed from visible surface features.

decorative Late Middle Kingdom (per catalogue; exact form not confirmable from image alone) good
Deities Taweret (amulet type; not directly confirmable from image details)
Materials unknown dark molded material (possibly plaster)cord/wire suspender

Connections

Found at Asasif
Deities Taweret

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247973 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 13.180.4a–i tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 552184 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.