Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief fragment from the tomb of Meketre
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 painted limestone depicting part of a human figure.
The artifact is a painted block of limestone showing a section of a human figure's foot and leg, painted in red, with horizontal bands of blue, yellow, and red below it. The artistry reflects stylistic elements typical of Egyptian tomb decoration, indicating detailed craftsmanship and use of mineral pigments.
funerary
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
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