Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 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, roughly rectangular/rounded clay fragment bearing a stylized human face or head in relief and red pigment/paint across the surface.
The image shows a weathered, beige clay object with a rounded top and broken edges. At the upper portion is a modeled face/head in low relief (features simplified; eyes and mouth indistinct). Across the front surface, a band of red pigment/paint is visible, with additional scattered red markings below the head area. No clear carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or recognizable deity iconography can be confidently identified from the available view. The reverse is not shown.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281379 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.97 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546380 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.