Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · cosmetic_object
Palette inscribed for Smendes (II), High Priest of Amun Third Intermediate Period
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of High Priest of Amun Smendes II, ca. 1045–992 B.C. Wood, ink, reed. Palette: L. 48.6 cm (19 1/8 in.); W. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Th. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Pens: L. 16.5–18 cm (6 1/2 in–7 1/16 in.). Probably from: Upper Egypt, Thebes. Credit: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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