Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Door Jamb of Rau
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.
The artifact is a stone slab featuring columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions.
This is an upright stone slab with vertically aligned columns of hieroglyphs. The carvings appear precise and detailed, likely representing formal inscriptions. The slab's surface is well-preserved, showcasing the skilled craftsmanship characteristic of monumental Egyptian artwork. The hieroglyphs depict a range of symbols, possibly including cartouches.
hieroglyphic only
unknown
good
Materials
limestone
Signs
ankh ×2
djed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274792 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.2.54 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548675 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.