Part of a Kiosk
Description
Twentieth Century; original Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, A.D. 1914–1915; original ca. 1971–1928 B.C. Tempera on paper. facsimile: h. 59 cm (23 1/4 in); w. 43 cm (16 15/16 in), scale 1:2, framed: h. 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in); w. 47.6 cm (18 3/4 in). Original from: Tomb of Intefiker/Senet (TT 60), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA Graphic Section, 1914-1915. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1930.
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.
Painted Egyptian-style architectural/kiosk fragment on paper showing a polychrome columned frame and figures/symbols within.
The image depicts a framed, painted composition on a pale background. Most of the painted surface is on the right side, where a vertical border and adjacent column/arch-like elements are rendered in muted blues, greens, reds, and yellows. Within the architectural opening are multiple smaller, colored vignettes: there are human figures in profile/standing poses in red-orange and beige tones, and a large red-and-white band or fan-like motif near the upper portion. Several small decorative or symbolic shapes (e.g., disk-like and stepped/block-like forms in yellow/green) appear in the central/right area. The left half of the image is dominated by a large missing section with irregular torn/broken edges, showing that the work is fragmentary. No clear hieroglyphic text blocks are visible in the surviving painted area, and there is no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic script. The overall style matches a modern painted reconstruction/interpretation of Egyptian temple imagery rather than a direct in situ wall inscription on an artifact; however, the catalogue’s stated material and period are recorded as ground truth. Visible materials are consistent with a drawing/painting support (paper with paint). Condition appears fragmentary due to the large missing left portion.
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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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