Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
West wall of the chapel of the mastaba Kaemsenu with niches for Iretnub, Kaemsenu and Werdjedptah
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 limestone wall relief depicting a seated figure and hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The artifact is a limestone wall relief with a depiction of a seated figure engaged in an offering scene, commonly associated with funerary art. The inscriptions are detailed and cover several columns, with colored elements highlighting specific features. The composition is well-defined with a central figure and extensive hieroglyphs surrounding it. The style is characteristic of Egyptian relief work, with meticulous attention to artistic detail and symbolism.
funerary
Old Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Signs
Ankh ×3
Djed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252403 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.9.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 543878 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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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