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

Relief with a bedroom and storerooms

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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.

An ancient Egyptian carved relief depicting various scenes and symbols.

This artifact appears to be a carved relief in limestone showcasing a combination of architectural motifs and possibly sacks or bundles. The composition is structured with clear separations between the different elements. Notable features include stylized buildings and shapes that are possibly indicative of storage or offerings, as well as possibly a stylized depiction of a boat. The workmanship indicates a focus on organized and thematic representation.

decorative Old Kingdom good
Materials limestone

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245935 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1991.237.50 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544969 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.
  • 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.