Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Relief with Cartouche of Sety I

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Description

Caption: Relief with Cartouche of Sety I, ca. 1290–1279 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 11 × 6 11/16 × 2 3/8 in. (28 × 17 × 6 cm) mount (wall mount m1): 11 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (27.9 × 16.5 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1510E. (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 and painted limestone artifact featuring an Egyptian cartouche.

The artifact is a limestone fragment with a cartouche prominently carved and painted in red, brown, and black. The cartouche includes an ankh symbol and other hieroglyphs. The edges are slightly worn, indicating age and potential wear over time. The style appears characteristic of royal depictions.

royal New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs ankh

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1510E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118041 tier-2
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