Magical Figure
Description
Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–SIP, ca. 1802–1550 B.C. Clay (unfired). H. 7 cm (2 3/4 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.
The image shows a small, rectangular-topped clay artifact with an intact but worn surface and faint marks on the upper portion, resembling an inscribed or modeled magical figure.
A single terracotta-colored piece of unfired clay is shown in a frontal view. The form is roughly rectangular with rounded top corners, tapering slightly toward the base. The surface is heavily abraded and cracked; around the upper third there are darker patches and shallow incisions/relief impressions, but no clearly readable signs are distinguishable at this resolution. No distinct human/animal facial features, limbs, or clear figure outline are visible—only irregular surface modeling and wear. The background is a neutral gray museum mount, and no additional labels, cartouches, or modern writing are present. Overall, the object appears to have had markings typical of a “magical figure,” but specific hieroglyphs cannot be securely identified.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281367 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.108 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546390 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.