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Offering Table of Seti I

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Description

Offering table, Seti I. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Seti I, ca. 1294–1279 B.C. Granodiorite. L. 106 (41 3/4 in.); W. 53 (20 7/8 in.); Th. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). Possibly from: Heliopolis (Iunu; On), Memphite Region. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1922.

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 rectangular Egyptian stone offering table with a flat top and incised or carved border/inscription along one side.

The image shows a dark, rectangular stone object with a slightly raised lip on the top surface. The front/side face contains a continuous band of finely incised markings that appear to include hieroglyphic signs, bordered by decorative lines. No clearly identifiable human figures, deities, or distinct cartouches are legible at this resolution; only the presence of inscription-like text is clear. The bottom supports are partially visible and appear to transition to a lighter/unfinished underside. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.

decorative New Kingdom, Ramesside (as catalogued; inscription style not sufficiently legible here to confirm) good
Materials stonedark/dense igneous stone (consistent with granodiorite)
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs (unreadable specific signs at this resolution) ×15

Connections

Found at Heliopolis
Royals Seti I
Materials Stone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116388768 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.2.22 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549218 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.
  • 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.