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

Relief fragment of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep

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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 fragment of an ancient Egyptian relief depicting a pharaoh.

The relief fragment shows the side profile of a royal figure, likely a pharaoh, wearing a traditional headdress. The carving style suggests careful attention to royal regalia, with detail visible in the adornments. The fragment is made from stone and has aged, showing some signs of erosion.

royal New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials stone
Signs Ankh

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Stone
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