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

Reliefs from the tomb of Meketre

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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 ancient Egyptian wall painting with traces of pigment.

The artifact is a fragmentary piece of wall plaster or painting featuring faint traces of red pigment and possibly some incised lines. The surface is largely worn, indicating age and exposure. The fragment is mounted in a way that suggests it is part of a larger work and is preserved for further examination. The red pigment suggests decorative purposes or remnants of a larger scene.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials plasterpigment

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials PlasterPigment
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