Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · stela
Stela of Nakht
Description
Limestone, paint
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.
Depiction of a seated figure performing a ritual with hieroglyphic inscriptions around the scene.
The scene shows a seated figure, possibly engaged in a ritual offering. The composition is enclosed within a rectangular border, with detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions on the sides and bottom. The style is typical of Egyptian religious iconography, with a focus on ritual elements. The use of color includes yellow, red, and black, which adds vibrancy to the scene. Notable features include the precise depiction of hieroglyphs and the use of symbolic elements.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestonepaint
Signs
seated man ×2
loaf of bread
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116413527 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 11.155.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544347 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.