Offering table
Description
Ptolemaic Period, 306–30 B.C. Sandstone. L. 31.8 × W. 27.7 × H. 7.5 cm (12 1/2 × 10 7/8 × 2 15/16 in.). From: Dendera, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations, 1897–98. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898.
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.
Stone relief depicting an offering table set within a highly symmetrical architectural frame, flanked by two standing figures and topped by a central vertical panel.
The image shows a rectangular sandstone object in relief. A recessed, bench-like offering surface occupies the lower center. Above it is a dense field of symbolic imagery, including broad arch/foliate-like bands or radiating arcs that frame two central round elements and a small central motif. Two registers of vertical, column-like forms flank the scene on both sides. On the left and right are two standing, human-like figures (partially eroded), each with a head and torso indicated; they face inward toward the offering. Around the central area are stylized elements resembling headdresses/ornaments and possibly feathers or lotus-like emblems, but specific deities cannot be securely identified from the worn features. No cartouche is clearly visible. The overall iconography is consistent with an offering-table or cult-relief program rather than a standalone inscription.
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- 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.
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