Umbel Pendant
Description
Pendant, umbel. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. L. 0.6 cm (1/4 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
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.
Small blue faience pendant shaped like an umbrella (umbel), with a beaded rim and red-painted markings on the face.
The object is a compact, sky-blue faience piece carved in the form of an umbrella/umbel top. The top is rounded, and the underside flares outward, creating a bell-like profile. A raised band suggests a rim, and the front surface includes red/orange painted decoration arranged in several clustered lines or pseudo-hieroglyphic signs across the central area. No clear inlaid elements, metal fittings, or suspension hole are visible in this image. The background is plain and the pendant is shown isolated against a light field; surface wear and small losses are visible, including a dark pit-like area near the center and minor chips around edges.
Inscriptions (1)
Visible text (machine reading)
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- 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.
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