Taweret amulet
Description
Amulet, Taweret. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Faience. H. 2.6 × W. 1.1 × D. 1.1 cm (1 × 7/16 × 7/16 in.). From: Cemetery or late New Kingdom houses, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906-09. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1909.
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 Egyptian faience amulet depicting a seated female form with hands held to the chest, consistent in style with a protective Taweret-type amulet.
The object is a small, vertically oriented faience figure with a rounded, stylized head and a thick torso. The arms appear brought inward toward the chest; the lower body is simplified and ends on a flat base. Surface wear and small dark pits/marks are visible, with blue-green glaze dominating and patches of lighter/darker weathering. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or additional iconographic text are visible in this view. The overall form resembles a protective goddess/amulet type rather than a man or king, but specific species details (e.g., exact Taweret attributes such as legs/ears) are not fully diagnostic from the provided image angle.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116430504 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.180.2345 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555461 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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