Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Bundle amulet

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Description

Amulet, bundle. Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 8–12, ca. 2150–1950 B.C. Carnelian. H. 1.5 × W. 1 × D. 0.5 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.). Said to be from: Aswan (Syene), Southern Upper Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1959.

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.

Small orange-red stone amulet shaped like a stylized figure with outstretched arms or a star-like form, shown against a light background.

The image depicts a single, small, carved amulet made of an orange-red material. The object has a central rounded form with a narrow waist and a raised, rounded head-like element at the top, while two symmetrical protrusions extend left and right, resembling arms or a star/asterisk arrangement. The surface is glossy/polished with bright highlights, suggesting a polished stone. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable inscriptions are visible on the amulet’s surface in this view. No separate components of a “bundle” (e.g., multiple amulets tied together) are clearly visible; the photograph appears to show one standalone amulet. No deities are explicitly identifiable from the shape alone. The material in the photograph appears consistent with a reddish/orange semi-precious stone such as carnelian, but the image alone cannot confirm composition.

decorative Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom (per catalogue) good
Materials orange-red polished stone (likely carnelian, per catalogue)

Connections

Found at Aswan

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116430952 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 59.103.8 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 555585 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.