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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. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); W. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 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 shaped like a small figurine or figurine-like block, with a weathered recessed facial area on one face and traces of red pigment.

The image shows a roughly rectangular-to-ovoid clay piece, broken around the edges and with a flat face bearing a faint molded or impressed head/face-like relief. The relief is worn and appears centered near the top portion, with a shallow recessed or modeled facial feature (eyes/mouth are indistinct due to abrasion). The majority of the surface is plain clay with tool marks and cracking. Faint red-orange pigment is visible in small areas on and around the face region and below it, but no crisp patterned decoration is preserved. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible; any markings are too degraded to reliably identify as writing. Overall condition is fragmentary with substantial surface loss and pitting consistent with unfired/poorly fired clay objects.

decorative Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (consistent with catalogue; exact attribution uncertain from image alone) fragmentary
Materials clay (unfired; terracotta-like)trace pigment (red/orange)

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Clay

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281370 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.1.105 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546387 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.