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

Stamp with uraeus and sun disk

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Description

Limestone

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.

Limestone stamp-like artifact bearing carved iconographic elements resembling a cobra/uraeus and a sun disk on one face.

The image shows a rectangular, horizontally oriented piece of carved limestone photographed against a light background. One end/face has shallow, worn relief carving: a curved, vertical motif with short projecting strokes is visible near the center-left, which could correspond to an uraeus/cobra figure, though the exact details are abraded. Near the right side there is a circular element consistent in shape with a sun disk; the inner surface is heavily worn and lacks clear radiating details. No clear hieroglyphic signs, cartouches, or readable text are visible. Edges show chipping/rounding consistent with age and use-wear typical for stamps.

decorative Late Period (as catalogued) fragmentary
Deities Uraeus/possibly Wadjet (unclear; cobra-like motif only)Sun deity (unclear; sun disk motif only)
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Hibis
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