Animal figure
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–early 13, ca. 1850–1750 B.C. Mud. l. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in). From: cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 619, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1907–08. Subject: Animals. 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, conical animal figurine made of mud, shown in a front-facing view with simplified facial features incised or impressed near the top.
The object is a hand-sized animal figure formed from a light brown/gray mud material. It has a tall, tapering body with the widest area near the upper third. At the top are two rounded projections resembling ears or raised side forms, and a small circular/oval eye-like mark on each side/just below the top surface. The central muzzle or nose area is indicated by a slightly darker/raised patch and a small darker dot or mark. The surface is worn with minor chips and abrasions, and the figurine stands upright with a relatively flat base. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic text are visible on the body. The catalogued subject “Animal figure” appears consistent with what is depicted; however, the exact animal species is unclear from the simplified form.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281631 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.257 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557360 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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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.