Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Fragment of a votive bracelet

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Description

Faience

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.

Rectangular fragment of a small faience object decorated with incised/drawn motifs resembling hieroglyphic-like figures and possibly a stylized emblem.

The image shows a small, thick, rectangular fragment with worn surfaces. The decoration consists of darkened, outline-like markings on the face: one larger rounded figure in the center and smaller geometric/rounded signs near it, including a box-like element at the lower left and a small circular/loop-like sign at the right. The marks are not clearly readable as specific hieroglyphs from this single view and lighting; they more closely resemble incised or painted signwork on a colored (brown/tan) ground. No clearly identifiable royal cartouche or deity figure is visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is present. The background is neutral and there are no additional contextual features. Condition appears fragmentary with surface abrasion and fading of the dark decoration.

unclear New Kingdom, Ramesside (per catalogue; inscription/signs not securely readable to confirm) fragmentary
Materials faience (catalogued; appearance suggests fired ceramic/glaze, exact glaze color unclear)
Signs incised/painted sign-like motif (unreadable) ×3

Connections

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116442672 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 09.182.19.7 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 573195 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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.