Harpokrates amulet (?)
Description
Amulet, Harpokrates (?). New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Faience. H. 1.5 × W. 0.8 × D. 0.6 cm (9/16 × 5/16 × 1/4 in.). From: Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1909.
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 turquoise-blue faience amulet figure, likely depicting a child-headed divine/amuletic form standing upright.
The image shows a small, irregularly modeled faience object in a blue/green glaze. It appears as a standing, front-facing figure with a large head and simplified facial features; the arms are bent close to the body, and the torso tapers downward to a narrow base. The top of the head has a bulky, cloudlike or wig-like mass. No clear eyes, eyebrows, or distinct characteristic iconographic attributes can be securely identified from the photograph. The surface has chips and losses, with darker patches where glaze has worn away. No associated hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or legible inscriptions are visible. There is no evidence of Greek/Coptic/Arabic text.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116432977 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.180.2373 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558569 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.