Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Ornament from wig Middle KingdomLisht North
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
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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)
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