Door drum section, Intef
Description
Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 7–10, ca. 2100–2090 B.C. Limestone. H. 8.5 × W. 9.3 × D. 5.7 cm (3 3/8 × 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 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.
A rectangular limestone fragment with a recessed rectangular/threshold-like motif and partial carved details on one face.
The object appears to be a small, rectangular block of pale stone (consistent with limestone) viewed front-on. The main visible decoration is a recessed, squared inner panel bordered by a raised frame, resembling a doorway or door-related element (matching the general idea of a “door drum section”). Within the recess, there are worn/abraded carved lines and blocky forms; however, the details are too eroded to securely identify specific hieroglyphs, royal names, or iconography. No clear traces of paint are visible; surface texture suggests natural weathering and chipping along edges. There is no legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text visible in the image. Overall, the carving is shallow and partially damaged, making any specific identification beyond the door-like motif uncertain.
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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.
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