Ornament from wig
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1850–1640 B.C. Blue faience. d. 2 cm (13/16 in); th. 1.4 cm (9/16 in). From: cemetery south of pyramid (location not recorded), Pit 436, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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.
A small blue faience ornament shaped like a ring with a central raised element resembling a wig/hat collar, viewed against a plain background.
The image shows a compact, rounded ornament made of vivid blue material with worn/abraded edges. The object has a broad, flattened circular base with a narrow groove, and a central raised, dome-like portion with a slightly flared rim; a smaller protrusion/ledge appears at the lower portion. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or text are visible on the object’s surface in this photograph. No identifiable deities or royal names are apparent. The surface shows pitting and loss of glaze consistent with age or handling. The overall form is consistent with a small personal adornment such as an ornament associated with wigs.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281653 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.111 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557330 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.