Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Relief block from a temple of Amenemhat I
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 painted limestone relief depicting two figures with decorative elements.
The artifact is a painted limestone relief showcasing two seated human figures facing each other. The style includes intricate detailing with faded colors, predominantly blue and red. Decorative patterns fill the background, and the presence of symmetrical motifs suggests an emphasis on aesthetic harmony. The condition of the relief shows signs of wear, particularly around the edges, with some erosion on the figures and decoration.
funerary
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249525 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 08.200.7 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544140 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.