Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief of Akhenaten, probably from a parapet
Description
Red quartzite
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.
The artifact depicts a pharaoh wearing a crown, possibly engaging in a religious ritual.
This fragmentary artifact shows a side profile of a pharaoh wearing a traditional crown, likely the double crown symbolizing Upper and Lower Egypt. The style is indicative of New Kingdom artistry, featuring intricate carvings and detailed representation despite its weathered condition. The presence of hieroglyphs suggests it was an important ceremonial or religious depiction. The artifact is carved from sandstone, showing wear consistent with age.
royal
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
sandstone
Signs
Ankh
Was
Visible text
"unclear"
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243140 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 66.99.41 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545910 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.