Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Ceiling Fragment , Tomb of Intef
Description
Tempera on paper
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 fragment with geometric patterns and colorful designs.
This fragment features a series of intricate, angular geometric patterns in red, black, and blue. The composition is primarily composed of spirals and diamond shapes, creating a highly decorative appearance. The use of vivid colors and symmetrical designs is indicative of artistic techniques used to create visually striking compositions.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
plaster
Connections
Materials
Plaster
Cross-references (4)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.