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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. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); W. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 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, rectangular, unglazed clay fragment with a recessed/flattened area on the upper portion, resembling a damaged molded or inscribed surface.

The object appears as a vertically oriented, irregular rectangular plaque/figurine fragment made of coarse clay. The surface is worn and abraded, with a faintly defined horizontal seam or boundary across the midsection. Near the top, there is a shallow depressed/flattened zone that could have held molded features or pigment, but no clearly recognizable facial/body figure is preserved. Small patches of discoloration—most notably reddish-orange staining—are visible on the lower half; the staining could be remnants of pigment or surface alteration. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are clearly visible in the provided image. No specific deities or royal names can be securely identified from the preserved details.

unclear Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (per catalogue; visual features insufficient for independent confirmation) fragmentary
Materials clay (unfired)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Clay

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281384 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.1.95 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546378 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.