Pendant of an ibis wearing an atef crown
Description
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Cupreous metal. H. 7 × L. 4.6 × W. 1.5 cm (2 3/4 × 1 13/16 × 9/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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 cast-metal pendant figure showing an ibis-like bird standing upright with a head raised and an attached crown-like element on top.
The image shows a miniature, three-dimensional object mounted on a clear stand. The main figure appears to be an ibis or ibis-associated bird in profile/three-quarter view, with a long beak extending forward. On the bird’s head there is a raised, crown-shaped element consistent with a ceremonial headdress, though the exact type of crown is not fully delineated at this resolution. The figure is attached to a small top element that could represent the suspension loop or attachment point for wearing as a pendant. The surfaces are dark green/gray with pitting and corrosion consistent with aged copper alloy; no clear hieroglyphic text is visible on the object itself. No cartouches or readable royal names are apparent.
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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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