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Ceiling painting from the palace of Amenhotep III New KingdomMalqata

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Description

Ceiling painting, palace of Amenhotep III. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Dried Mud, mud plaster, paint, gesso. h. 140 cm (55 1/8 in); w. 140 cm (55 1/8 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Antechamber to King's bedroom, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Subject: Ox. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Found at Malqata
Royals Amenhotep III
Materials PaintGessoMud Plaster

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385804 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.215.451 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544502 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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