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Amulet Plaque

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Description

Gold

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 rectangular metal amulet plaque covered with dense gold-colored incised repoussé hieroglyphs and figures, including multiple facing figures and winged/ornamental elements.

The object is a flat, rectangular plaque with rounded corners and two drilled holes near the top edge for suspension. Its surface is entirely filled with low-relief, gold-toned elements: a broad central field of hieroglyphic signs and anthropomorphic/standing iconography, flanked by repeated motifs that resemble arms/hands or protective symbols. The technique appears to be stamped/pressed (repoussé) outlines rather than painted pigment. No clearly legible individual cartouches or full lines of text can be confidently transcribed from the image resolution, though the arrangement strongly indicates an amuletic inscription/figural program. There is visible wear and oxidation/possible dark backing around the edges and on the surface, with patches where the metal is duller.

hieroglyphic only Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (plausible based on amuletic style; exact dating unclear from image alone) good
Materials gold-colored metalmetal (dark/oxidized surface at edges)
Signs multiple incised hieroglyphic signs (not individually legible at this resolution) ×30

Connections

Found at Gebelein (Krokodilopolis)

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116418872 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 24.2.19 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 550944 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • 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.