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Drawing of a Ramesside King and Two Standing Figures

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Description

New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Limestone, ink. 26 x 22.5 x 3.5 cm (10 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.). From: Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis excavations, before 1913. Subject: Kings. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A fragmentary limestone drawing in reddish-brown ink shows three standing figures, including a large-profile head on the left and two standing attendants to the right, with some incised/inked markings and a short line of signs at the top edge.

The object is a roughly oval limestone fragment with a visible ink drawing applied in reddish-brown tones. On the left, the profile head and upper torso of a large male figure are shown in side view with a headdress/hat-like contour and facial linework; below, the body is only partially preserved. To the right of this figure, two smaller standing figures are drawn front/three-quarter view, each with simple garments indicated by layered linework; the rightmost figure holds an implement or garment fold near the hands, though the exact object is unclear due to damage and faded lines. At the upper right/top edge, a small cluster of hieroglyphic-like strokes and signs is visible but incomplete; individual signs are too fragmentary to identify confidently. No clear cartouche(s) are visible. The overall style is consistent with Ramesside-period figural drawing techniques, and the arrangement matches the catalogue’s description of a Ramesside king with two standing figures, though the king’s name is not legible in this image.

royal New Kingdom, Ramesside (approx.; based on stylistic figural drawing and catalogue ground truth) fragmentary
Materials limestoneink (reddish-brown)
Signs fragmentary hieroglyphic strokes (unidentified) ×5
Visible text "Incomplete fragmentary hieroglyphic-like signs at the top edge; exact transcription illegible."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Incomplete fragmentary hieroglyphic-like signs at the top edge; exact transcription illegible.

Connections

Materials LimestoneInk

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275122 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.6.191 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548515 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.