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

Relief with a royal figure

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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.

Fragmentary limestone relief depicting a partially preserved scene.

The artifact is a limestone relief fragment showcasing a portion of a larger scene. The relief consists of shallow carved lines and indentations, suggesting it may have depicted figures or objects that are mostly lost due to damage. The texture and corrosion are consistent with an ancient artifact, and it appears that the piece broke off from a more extensive work. The craftsmanship and style suggest it may originate from a religious or royal scene, though the specifics are unclear due to its fragmentary nature.

unclear unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116246062 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1991.237.22 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544941 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.