Tile with a head of a Mesopotamian captive from the palace of Ramesses II
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. H. 12.5 × W. 10 × D. 2 cm (4 15/16 × 3 15/16 × 13/16 in.). From: Palace of Ramesses II, Qantir (Piramesse), Eastern Delta, Egypt. 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.
A broken, roughly rectangular/triangular fragment of an ancient Egyptian relief tile showing the face/head of a captive, with incised or molded features and a textured surface suggesting hair/covering.
The object is a small fragment with an uneven break on multiple sides, preserving a portion of a human head. The face area on the left is mostly light-colored with some dark patches; the nose and mouth outlines are faintly indicated. The right side preserves a darker, textured surface with what appears to be patterned lines resembling hair, a cap, or a netted/corded covering across the top. The upper portion shows a repeating diagonal/diamond-like texture consistent with carved/molded detail. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the preserved surfaces. There is no visible painted decoration; the visible surfaces appear stone-like/ceramic with loss of surface glaze.
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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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