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

Relief with foreign musicians

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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 carved limestone fragment depicting trees and a basin.

This artifact is a limestone relief showing a stylized representation of two trees next to a basin, possibly portraying a garden or a religious scene. The composition is simple, with clearly defined lines and minimal detail, typical of certain Egyptian relief styles. Notable features include the texture of the tree carvings and the distinct basin shape.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235393 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1991.240.13 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545019 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.