Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Palmette-like ornament
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 fragment of a painted relief depicting a seated figure.
This artifact is a fragment of a sandstone relief showcasing part of a seated figure in profile, with preserved pigments including red, green, and black. The remaining detail suggests a stylistic composition typical of ancient Egyptian art. The relief's carving style and color usage point towards a formal representation.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
sandstone
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