Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief fragment from the tomb of Meketre
Description
Limestone
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.
Fragment of an ancient Egyptian relief depicting an animal head and a staff or scepter.
This fragment features a finely carved animal head, likely a gazelle or similar creature, accompanied by a vertical staff or scepter. The craftsmanship is indicative of fine bas-relief work, with smooth contours and precise detailing visible on the head. The artifact is mounted with modern supports for display.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
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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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