Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief with trumpeter
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 relief depicting a male figure holding a tool.
The relief shows a standing male figure, holding a tool, possibly a hoe or sickle, which suggests an agricultural context. The depiction is carved in sunk relief, characteristic of some ancient Egyptian art, with a minimalist background. The texture of the limestone is visible, and the carving is slightly worn, indicating age and exposure.
agricultural
Old Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235392 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 1991.240.14 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545020 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.
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