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

Tile from Side of Platform of Dais

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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.

decorative New Kingdom, Ramesside (per catalogue) fragmentary
Materials painted surfacerelief ornamentunknown tile body (faience not confirmable from photo alone)

Connections

Royals Ramesses II

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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