Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Seal with names of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep
Description
Steatite, glazed
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 small, ancient Egyptian stone sculpture depicting a reclining lion.
This is a compact stone sculpture depicting a lion in a reclining pose, characteristic of Egyptian artistic style. The artifact is made from a dark, possibly granite-like material, with visible smooth surfaces. The lion is simplified in form but captures the essence of the powerful animal with a relaxed posture.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
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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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