Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Amulet of the Dwarf Ptah with Isis on the Back Late Period–Ptolemaic PeriodDeir el-Ballas
Description
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–30 B.C. Faience, brown. H. 4 cm. 1 9/16 in.); W. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.) D. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). Probably from: Deir el-Ballas, Northern Upper Egypt. Subject: Isis. Credit: Gift of Albert M. Lythgoe, 1917.
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 Q116281014 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.6.125 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558126 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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