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

Magical Figure

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Clay (unfired)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A rough, rectangular artifact with rounded top, possibly made of clay or limestone.

The artifact appears to be a simple stela with a rectangular shape and a rounded top. Its surface is rough and seemingly eroded, showing signs of age. No distinct inscriptions or carvings are visible, indicating it may be heavily worn or unfinished. The material looks like clay or a similar earthy substance, contributing to its worn appearance.

unclear unknown poor
Materials clay

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials Clay

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281352 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.1.117 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546399 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.