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. 1.3 × W. 1 × D. 5 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 1 15/16 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 and yellow figurine-like amulet fragment, resembling a bundled/formed amuletic object with a small protruding element.

The image shows a small, glossy amulet carved in two-tone orange-red and yellow/orange material. The form is figurative/abstract: a rounded orange upper portion with an opening or notch at the top, a broader orange section below, and a lighter yellow part extending to the left and right like a small secondary piece. A pointed protrusion projects downward from the right side. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible, and no attached cord or wrapping is clearly shown; the object appears standalone and is photographed against a plain light background.

decorative Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom (per catalogue; image does not provide enough dateable features to verify) fragmentary
Materials carnelian

Connections

Found at Aswan
Materials Carnelian

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116430957 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 59.103.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 555587 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.