Arm Panel From a Ceremonial Chair of Thutmose IV
Description
Chair, Arm Panel. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1400–1390 BCE. Wood (<em>Ficus sycomorus</em>?). H. 26 × W. 30 × Th. 2.2 cm (10 1/4 × 11 13/16 × 7/8 in.). From: Tomb of Thutmose IV (KV 43), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Carter excavations, 1903. Subject: Falcons, Hieroglyphs, Sphinx. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.
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.
Two rectangular, raised-relief panels of an arm section from a ceremonial chair are shown, carved with Egyptian figures and hieroglyphic text.
The image displays a wooden arm-panel assembly consisting of two vertical rectangular segments mounted on a dark wooden base. Both panels are decorated with incised/raised hieroglyphs and carved iconography in profile and frontal views. The left panel includes multiple vertically arranged hieroglyph blocks and a standing/attendant figure with offerings; smaller signs and possible cartouche-like groupings appear but are not clear enough to read reliably at this resolution. The right panel shows a standing male figure holding or presenting an offering near a tall standard-like object and a seated/relief area with additional hieroglyph signs. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The only clearly legible elements are the general presence of Egyptian hieroglyphs; specific deity names or royal titulary are not confidently identifiable from the available detail.
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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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