Shell
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Shell. L. 2.4 cm (15/16 in). From: cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 518, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07. 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, elongated cowry-like sea shell with visible dark-brown edges and a pale interior aperture.
The image shows a single shell laid against a light neutral background. The exterior is mostly pale cream to yellow with mottling and a dark brown crust or damaged edge along both sides. The central opening/aperture appears light cream with a few faint patches; at the top rim there are small reddish-brown specks that may be residue or pigment traces. No carved decoration, painted scenes, or legible hieroglyphs are visible. No cartouches or royal titulary are present. The object is photographed flat and unobscured, and no other artifacts or inscriptions accompany it.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281623 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.372 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557368 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.