Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief of Queen Nefertiti
Description
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.
A carved limestone fragment depicting a profile of a person with a headdress.
The artifact is a limestone fragment showcasing a detailed profile carving of an individual wearing a headdress, which reflects the typical artistry of ancient Egyptian reliefs. The stylistic representation suggests a strong connection to the traditional form and function of Egyptian portraiture.
unclear
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116242984 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 47.57.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545992 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.