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Cowroid

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Description

Cowroid, floral. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Schist. L. 1.45 cm (9/16 in.); W. 0.95 cm. (3/8 in.); H. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin IV, burial 1, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.

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 oval/teardrop-shaped Egyptian amulet or steatite-like seal element carved in low relief with stylized symbols resembling hieroglyphic forms.

The artifact appears as a dark greenish stone, roughly teardrop/oval in outline with a rounded apex and narrower base. The front face is carved in shallow relief with centrally placed sign-like motifs and surrounding horizontal bands that read as stylized decorative or pseudo-hieroglyphic elements. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or royal names can be confidently identified from the provided image resolution. The reverse side is not shown. No modern text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is visible. Overall, the surface shows uniform carving typical of small amulets; edges and relief are worn but the carved bands remain visible.

decorative New Kingdom (per catalogue; iconography not sufficient for independent confirmation) good
Materials schist (per catalogue)
Signs unidentified stylized hieroglyphic/dingbat motif ×3

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Materials Schist

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276652 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.44 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 560224 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.
  • 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.