Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Falcon Amulet Aswan (Syene)
Description
Amulet, falcon. Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 8–12, ca. 2150–1950 B.C. Carnelian. H. 1.5 × W. 1.5 × D. 0.4 cm (9/16 × 9/16 × 3/16 in.). Said to be from: Aswan (Syene), Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1959.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116430938 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 59.103.15 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555577 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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