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Stamp

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Description

Stamp, plaque. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Limestone. L. 1.9 × W. 1.4 × H. 1.3 cm (3/4 × 9/16 × 1/2 in.). From: Cemetery, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.

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 roughly oval limestone stamp or seal impression bearing carved linear marks and a central symbol-like form, with additional damaged/eroded signs around it.

The image shows an oval, polished/eroded stone fragment likely used as a stamp (as catalogued). The surface is light beige limestone with weathering and small chips. Incised into the face are a few darkened, groove-like hieroglyphic/inscribed strokes: a broad curved or hooked form on the left, a distinct central vertical element with a small triangular/chevron-like mark near its top, and several short, diagonal or angular strokes in the right and lower areas. The overall layout resembles clustered signwork rather than figurative relief, but specific sign identities are not clear due to erosion and the abstract, incomplete condition. No legible cartouche, royal name, or deity figure is confidently identifiable from the photo. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The catalogue material (limestone) is consistent with the visible stone surface.

decorative New Kingdom (Ramesside), as catalogued; image does not allow finer dating. fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs Unidentified incised hieroglyphic sign(s) / linear strokes ×6
Visible text "Incised signs are present but too eroded/unclear to transcribe confidently."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Incised signs are present but too eroded/unclear to transcribe confidently.

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116419315 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 15.3.705 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 552218 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.