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Relief fragment Middle KingdomLisht South

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Granite. a=H. 13.9 × W. 19.1 × D. 17.7 cm (5 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 6 15/16 in.); g=H. 8 × W. 5 × D. 6.6 cm (3 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 2 5/8 in.). From: tomb of Senwosretankh, Pit 8, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1933.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

No readable full inscription; only partial, unclear hieroglyph-like strokes within a bordered rectangular register.

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Stone
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