Amulet of the Dwarf Ptah with Isis on the Back
Description
Faience, brown
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.
Small Egyptian amulet showing a human/dwarf-like figure with painted details and a dark blue-green facial area, set on a white background.
The image depicts a compact, anthropomorphic figurine/amulet with a rounded head and stylized facial features. The body is front-facing and holds the arms in a way that suggests a seated or supported stance typical of dwarf/household protective amulet iconography. The figure is preserved with surface wear; remnants of colored pigments remain, including reddish-brown on the body and a bluish/greenish tint around the face. No clear hieroglyphic inscription or cartouche is visible on this side of the object in the provided image. The back is not shown clearly, so the presence of Isis on the back cannot be confirmed from this view alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281014 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.6.125 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558126 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.