Tile from walls of Throne Room in the palace of Ramesses II
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience, Paste. L. 20 cm (7 7/8 in.), W. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.), D. 2.5 cm ( 1 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.
Broken rectangular wall tile fragment with remnants of light blue/green glaze lines and partial painted or molded design on one edge.
The image shows a small, weathered faience or paste tile fragment in a grey-beige body. One larger face preserves a pale blue/teal glazed band running vertically near the left side, suggesting wall decoration from a larger tiled surface. On the right side, only a narrow strip of a darker, multicolored motif remains (bands resembling chevrons or stacked decorative elements), but the complete figure or inscription is not preserved due to breakage. No fully legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible in the provided view; the remaining markings are too fragmentary for secure identification.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415746 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.1.32 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549225 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).
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