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Relief from Platform of Dais

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Description

Relief from side of platform of Dais. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. L. 36 cm (14 3/16 in.), W. 34 cm (13 3/8 in.), D. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). From: Palace of Ramesses II, Qantir (Piramesse), Eastern Delta, Egypt. Subject: Men. Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935.

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.

Fragmentary Egyptian relief showing a seated/standing male figure in profile with an ornamented garment, above a band of repeated vertical columns/lotus-like motifs.

The object is a rectangular carved relief panel with a central incised figure occupying the upper half. The figure appears in profile facing right (head and torso preserved more clearly than the lower portion), wearing a garment with patterned/striped decoration and a circular ornament on the chest/neck area. The lower section features a wide register filled with tightly packed repeated vertical elements resembling lotus columns or stylized reeds/columns, framed by horizontal bands near the top and bottom edges. Several areas are chipped or worn, particularly around the top left and around the figure’s limbs, making precise identification of attributes or accompanying text difficult.

religious New Kingdom, Ramesside period (as catalogued; specific sub-dating unclear from the image). fragmentary
Materials stone (light-colored, likely limestone or similar)

Connections

Found at Qantir (Piramesse)

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275515 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.1.18 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548306 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.