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Nefertem

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Description

<p>This large silver pendant covered with gold represents the god Nefertem with incised lines marking skirt and wig. Inscription on base.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1419' rel='external'>Nefertem</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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 standing Egyptian-style male figure wearing a tall headdress, holding one arm bent at the waist. The body is engraved/raised with patterned clothing and a broad collar.

The image shows a full, front-facing cast metal statuette of a human figure with stylized facial features and a tall, tapering headdress. The figure wears a broad collar and a belted garment with incised or relief patterns; one arm is held bent against the body while the other hangs down. The reverse of the artifact is not visible in this image. Surface finish appears metallic with mottled highlights and scratches consistent with an older cast object or worn surface. No clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the figure in this view.

royal unclear (could be Egyptian metal statuette; exact dynasty/period cannot be determined from the image alone) good
Deities Nefertem
Materials metal (appears silver-colored); gold and/or gold accents not clearly visible

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Inscription] On base

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 57.1419 tier-2
  • Walters-id 2862 tier-2

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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.