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

Relief with cartouches of Aten

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Description

Limestone, paint (mostly modern)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A limestone fragment with hieroglyphic inscriptions in blue pigment.

The artifact is a limestone block with hieroglyphs painted in blue. The style is typical of Egyptian relief work, showcasing a neat alignment and precise carving of symbols. Notable features include multiple ankh symbols and what appears to be the depiction of the djed pillar and was scepter, all elements commonly associated with stability and power.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone
Signs ankh ×3 djed was

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116246072 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1991.237.17 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544936 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.