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Pectoral of Huynefer

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Description

Pectoral, Huynefer. New Kingdom, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Glazed steatite, faience, paste. H. 8.4 × W. 9.4 × D. 1.3 cm (3 5/16 × 3 11/16 × 1/2 in.). Probably from: Tomb of Huynefer, near Edfu (Apollonopolis Magna), Southern Upper Egypt. Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923.

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 Egyptian pectoral/belt-ornament frame decorated with painted relief-like figures and rows of hieroglyphs in polychrome colors.

The object appears as a flat, rectangular faience-like ornament with surviving painted/colored details. The top register shows a row of decorative elements and possibly winged or mythological figures, while the main central panel contains multiple seated/standing human figures and a smaller central motif (possibly an offering or ritual stand) surrounded by hieroglyphic signs. The lower register continues with decorative bands and patterned elements. The field is bordered by geometric frame-work and bands in blue/green and orange/red, suggesting a glazed faience aesthetic. No clear Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The hieroglyphs are present but too small/blurred to transcribe accurately from this image alone. No legible cartouche or royal name is clearly readable.

religious New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; image does not provide enough legible inscriptions to independently confirm) fragmentary
Materials glazed faiencepainted/polychrome decorationpaste-like body (uncertain)
Signs hieroglyphic signs in registers (unreadable individually) ×30

Connections

Materials Glazed FaiencePaste-Like Body

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116422995 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 23.10.70 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553671 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.