Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief fragment with a cobra on the royal head
Description
Painted indurated 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 carved relief featuring a uraeus cobra, symbolizing protection.
This artifact is a vertical stone relief depicting a prominent uraeus cobra. The cobra motif is detailed with engraved scales and is positioned in a protective stance, possibly guarding a crown or significant figure. The colors used are muted with traces of red and black, suggesting remnants of paint. The craftsmanship indicates a well-preserved historical piece, indicative of religious or royal symbolism.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249660 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 06.1231.37 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544123 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.