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

Fascimile painting from the tomb of Mentuherkhepeshef

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Description

Facsimile, Mentuherkhepeshef (TT 20). New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1504–1458 B.C. Tempera on paper. facsimile: h. 10 cm (3 15/16 in); w. 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in), scale unknown, framed: h. From: Tomb of Mentuherkhepeshef (TT 20), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. 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.

The image shows a framed, simplified replica painting on a light background featuring several stylized Egyptian decorative/inscription-like shapes and a checkered panel motif.

Within a black frame, a pale sheet displays multiple separate, floating painted elements: on the left and mid-left are blue and red geometrical/sectioned marks resembling fragments of hieroglyphic or schematic text; near the center-right is a larger blue/red/white form with black circular motifs that could correspond to stylized symbols; and on the upper right is a brown-and-black checkered rectangular motif with a blue border and red triangular accents, resembling a pictorial or sign fragment rather than a complete scene. At the bottom left there is a handwritten label in Latin script, likely “Mentuherkhepeshef,” consistent with the catalogue title. No clear royal cartouche or deity iconography is fully legible from the visible fragments, and there are no clearly identifiable full hieroglyphic lines—only partial, abstracted sign-like fragments. The overall appearance is consistent with a facsimile or copy rather than an original wall painting.

decorative New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; image itself is fragmentary/replica) good
Materials tempera on paper (catalogue ground truth)
Signs partial hieroglyphic/sign-like fragments (unreadable) ×6
Visible text "Handwritten/typed label at lower left: “Mentuherkhepeshef”"

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Handwritten/typed label at lower left: “Mentuherkhepeshef”

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