Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Offering table from the mortuary temple of Amenemhat I
Description
Granite
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.
This is a carved stone sarcophagus with intricate hieroglyphs and symbolic carvings.
The artifact appears to be a stone sarcophagus featuring detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions and relief carvings on its sides and top. The style is characteristic of ancient Egyptian funerary artifacts, showcasing crisp hieroglyphs and depictions of figures likely involved in religious or ceremonial scenes. The overall craftsmanship suggests a high level of skill, indicating a significant importance in its historical context.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Deities
OsirisIsis
Royals
unknown
Materials
granite
Signs
ankh ×8
djed ×4
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248340 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.180.526 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544194 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.