Amulet in the Shape of a Heart
Description
Amulet, heart. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–30 B.C. Dark green stone. H. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); W. 1.5 cm ( 9/16 in.); Th. 0.6cm (1/4 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Hearts. Credit: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904.
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 dark-green stone amulet shaped like a heart, shown against a plain white background.
The object is a compact, irregular but heart-like form. It has a pointed bottom and two rounded lobes at the upper portion, with three short projections/lugs around the sides that resemble suspension or attachment elements typical of amulets. The surface is worn/abraded, with a mottled greenish-brown patina. No clear carved hieroglyphs, Greek, or other script are visible on the photographed face or edges. The photographic angle does not reveal any cartouche or readable text.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276363 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 04.2.69 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 560632 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.
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