Taweret Amulet
Description
Amulet, Taweret. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. H. 1.6 cm (5/8 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Subject: Taweret. 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.
A small turquoise-blue faience amulet shaped like a standing female figure, likely representing the protective goddess Taweret.
The image shows a single amulet photographed against a plain light background. The object has a worn, matte-gloss surface with turquoise-blue coloration and darker greenish areas, consistent with faience. The form appears as a standing figure with an elongated torso and raised/rounded head area; the body has simplified modeling and incised or molded contour lines. A small top protuberance is visible near the upper portion, but there is no clear drilled suspension hole or distinct base. No readable hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or other text is visible on the specimen. No identifiable Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.
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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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