Relief fragment possibly from the tomb of Mereri
Description
Relief fragments (47), tomb of Mereri perhaps. Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 7–10 (?), ca. 2100–2090 B.C. Stone. H. 5.8 × W. 14.1 × D. 12.7 cm (2 5/16 × 5 9/16 × 5 in.). From: Tomb of Mereri, Behind Temple of Hathor, 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 small, broken limestone relief fragment showing parts of a carved figure or symbolic element and adjacent vertical bands of decoration.
The object is a horizontally oriented, heavily damaged stone relief fragment. Only the central portion of the carving survives: a rounded/torso-like contour with a protruding element at the top center, and a vertical area on the right that appears to be part of a column of relief or decorative detailing. The left side includes a circular/rounded cavity-like break that may have removed a previously complete motif. No readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or continuous inscriptional text are clearly visible due to breakage and weathering. No polychromy is apparent; the surface appears uniformly light-colored stone. The composition and style are consistent with an Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period tomb relief fragment, but the fragment is too small and incomplete to attribute it specifically to the tomb of Mereri or to identify a particular named individual.
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