Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Sow Amulet
Description
Faience
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A faience amulet depicting a hippo trampling a human figure.
This small artifact is a faience amulet representing a hippopotamus overpowering a human. The amulet exhibits a green glaze typical of Egyptian faience techniques, recognized for their symbolic and protective attributes. Notable features include the dynamic pose of the hippo, capturing a moment of action over a stylized human figure beneath, which may symbolize power or protection.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Connections
Materials
Faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116408862 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 2021.41.9 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 329939 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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