Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture

Ceiling Fragment , Tomb of Intef

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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)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185064 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 48.105.21 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544579 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.
  • 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.