Tile from Side of Platform of Dais
Description
Tile, palace of Ramesses II. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. L. 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.), W. 33 cm (13 in.), D. 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.). From: Palace of Ramesses II, Qantir (Piramesse), Eastern Delta, Egypt. Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935.
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 relief tile fragment showing portions of architectural/ritual furnishing decoration with patterned borders and stacked register-like bands.
The image shows a rectangular fragment of a decorative tile or cladding with multiple horizontal zones. In the upper register, there are curved and block-like elements with patterned (scale-like) ornament and adjacent fan/striped motifs, suggesting stylized furnishings or structural details rather than a clear standalone figure. A dark/gray area on the left reads as an edge or background gap. In the lower half, the surface displays vertical repeating rectangular/column-like elements separated by recessed lines, framed by a band above; this resembles part of a façade or platform side decoration. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible at this resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is apparent. The tile surface appears light-colored with traces of painted decoration; despite the catalogue identifying it as faience, the image primarily shows painted relief rather than the typical glossy blue-green faience body, so material confirmation from the photo alone is limited.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247011 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.1.16 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544756 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.