Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Relief with jars on stands
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 fragmentary stone block with partial hieroglyphic inscriptions.
This artifact is a rectangular stone block displaying a partially preserved hieroglyphic inscription. The surface is eroded, obscuring many of the symbols, but traces of red and black pigment suggest decorative use. The composition appears to have been an integral part of a larger piece, with traditional artistic styling indicating formal documentation or ceremonial significance.
hieroglyphic only
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Signs
unknown
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245859 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 1991.237.79 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544998 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.