Facsimile painting from the temple of Mentuhotep II
Description
Facsimile, Mentuhotep II. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051–2000 B.C. Tempera on paper. facsimile 53.3 cm (21 in); w. 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in), scale 1:2, framed: h. 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in); w. 40.6 cm (16 in). From: Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Feet. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1948.
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 framed, faded painting facsimile of a curved architectural surface with colored Egyptian-style scenes and hieroglyph-like bands at the lower left.
The image shows a mounted, rectangular sheet or panel containing a facsimile-style painting. The central element is a large yellow-green curved/diagonal band resembling a relief surface or architectural element, with a small red-brown section at the lower right. At the lower left there is a distinct colored panel with red and blue-green hues and dense, grid-like decoration consistent with painted hieroglyphic or ornamental bands, though individual signs are not legible at this resolution. Near the top edge, a narrow vertical strip contains multicolored markings including red/blue elements, but no clear royal cartouche or deity figure is identifiable. A small inventory/label-like mark appears near the bottom center, but it is too small to reliably transcribe. No clearly readable Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The work is presented as a facsimile painting rather than an original artifact, matching the catalogue description of tempera on paper.
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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).
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