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

Relief showing part of a temple of Ptah with Haremhab smiting an enemy in front of the god

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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.

A fragmentary limestone relief with a depiction of a seated figure and attendants.

This limestone fragment features a partially preserved carved scene showcasing a seated figure, possibly a deity or noble, with attendants. The style is indicative of detailed line work commonly found in tomb reliefs. The composition is enclosed within a rectangular frame, suggesting it might have been part of a larger narrative or scene. Notable features include the posture of the central figure and the attire of the attendants.

funerary New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Deities Ptah
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243262 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 64.285 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545851 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.