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

Grapevine

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Description

Limestone, paint

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 block depicting grapevines in low relief.

The artifact is a rectangular limestone block showing grapevines with clusters of grapes carved in low relief. The composition is simple and stylized, focusing on the naturalistic representation of the plant. The relief is shallow, with the grape clusters and leaves highlighted as the primary features. The background is flat with minimal detailing.

decorative unknown good
Materials limestone

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116251887 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1985.328.23 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544064 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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.