Magical Figure
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. 3.4 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.
A small, worn molded clay object with a human-like facial projection; the surface bears traces of colored pigment.
The artifact appears as an irregular, flat-backed molded clay piece. In the upper portion there is a shallow, three-dimensional facial relief (forehead/eyes/nose/mouth) with no fully defined limbs visible in this view. The lower area shows additional molded/pressed forms but is largely eroded. Several spots of red/orange pigment remain on the mid-to-lower surface, suggesting intentional decoration. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible in the provided image; any marks present are too fragmentary to identify confidently. The overall condition is poor due to cracking, flaking, and abrasion of details.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281372 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.102 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546385 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.