Amulet of Min
Description
Cupreous alloy
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.
Bronze/copper-alloy amulet shaped like a standing ithyphallic figure with a raised arm, likely representing the god Min.
The object is a small cast metal amulet depicting a human-like male deity in a standing pose. One arm is raised above the head with the hand open, while the other arm hangs down. The figure appears ithyphallic (suggesting an erect phallus), consistent with iconography of Min. The head is simplified and the body is elongated; the back/upper portion forms an elongated head-and-torso mass. No clearly legible hieroglyphic or Greek text is visible on the surface in this image. The surface shows greenish corrosion/patina consistent with a copper alloy. The overall form matches a typical Min-amulet type more than other deities, though exact inscriptions or specific attributes (such as a particular crown or ankhs) cannot be confirmed from the image alone.
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.