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

Gifts from Western Asia, Tomb of Rekhmire

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1504–1425 B.C. Paper, tempera paint, ink. facsimile: h. 60.5 cm (23 13/16 in); w. 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in), scale 1:1, framed: h. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in); w. 63.5 cm (25 in). Original from: Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1931.

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 rectangular, heavily damaged painted scene in Egyptian style showing bands of ornamental motifs and figures, with clusters of small circular and geometric elements across the surface.

The image shows a long horizontal register format divided into multiple zones. In the upper portion there are large painted shapes and several golden/yellow and turquoise patterned elements, including circular motifs (e.g., ring-like forms) and what appear to be stylized objects or architectural features. The middle/lower portions include a long band with repeating circular/coin-like disks on a dark background, and a large red-and-brown patterned figure or garment fragment. Toward the center-right there is a depiction that resembles stacked rectangles or architectural blocks in dark outlines. The right side has a large white/blank damaged area and an additional reddish-brown patterned element. The overall state is fragmentary with major losses; many small hieroglyphic signs are not clearly preserved, and any text is not legible at this resolution. No clear cartouches or royal names are confidently readable. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.

decorative New Kingdom (in line with catalogue; exact reign unclear due to condition) fragmentary
Materials paintink (not clearly distinguishable; no definite script visible)

Connections

Materials Paint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185089 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 31.6.9 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544619 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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