Relief Fragment of a Sem-Priest
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Relief Fragment of a Sem-Priest, ca. 760–747 B.C.E.. Limestone, 3 13/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (9.7 x 10.8 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2036E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A carved limestone fragment depicting a figure in profile.
The artifact is a limestone fragment showing a profile view of a person. The carving is detailed, capturing the facial features and attire of the figure, indicative of Egyptian art style. The relief is finely executed, suggesting it was part of a larger composition—likely a wall or a stele. The style reflects careful craftsmanship with attention to the lines and folds of the clothing.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.2036E tier-2
- BKM-Object 124540 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- 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.