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

Architectural Drawing of a Garden New Kingdom

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Description

Writing board, architectural drawing. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Plastered and painted wood. H. 24.2 × W. 33.3 × D. 2.4 cm (9 1/2 × 13 1/8 × 15/16 in.). From: Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Gardens. Credit: Gift of Norman de Garis Davies, 1914.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Materials Plaster

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116246432 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.108 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544801 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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