Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 5/16 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.
Unfired clay fragment painted with red pigment, showing a shallow carved/pressed central motif at the top that may represent a figurative or magical sign.
The image shows a small, irregular, upright-rectangular clay fragment with rounded top. The surface is rough with visible cracks and missing edges consistent with a fragment. At the upper portion there is a shallow, darker indentation or moulded shape resembling a small face-like or symbolic form, though specific elements are not clear. Across the mid-to-lower area there are traces of red pigment, arranged in a loosely horizontal band and scattered marks that could be remnants of painted hieroglyphic or decorative elements, but no individual signs can be securely read. No cartouches or clearly legible royal titulary are visible. No modern labels or foreign scripts (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are apparent.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281375 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.101 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546384 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.