Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief with three soldiers
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 depicting several human figures walking.
The artifact is a rectangular limestone fragment featuring a carved depiction of human figures in profile, shown in the typical Egyptian style of presenting the head and legs in profile with the torso shown frontally. The figures appear to be part of a procession or travel scene, as they hold walking sticks. The carving is fairly detailed, with clear outlines and minimal decoration.
daily life
Old Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245995 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 1991.237.39 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544958 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).
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