Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture

Part of the shrine of Queen Henhenet

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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 fragment of an ancient Egyptian column with intricate carvings and inscriptions.

The artifact is a part of a column, displaying detailed carvings typical of Egyptian architectural decoration. It includes floral and geometric motifs with remnants of color. Hieroglyphic inscriptions feature along the upper section, and part of the painting is visible on the column’s shaft. It exhibits high craftsmanship characteristic of Egyptian art.

decorative New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials limestonepaint
Signs reed ×2 vulture bread
Visible text "Nsw bity"

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials LimestonePaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252292 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 07.230.1d tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544208 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.