Ceiling Painting from the Tomb Chapel of Senenmut
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Mud plaster, paint. Unframed: H. 28 × W. 24.5 cm (11 × 9 5/8 in.) Framed: H. 30.3 × W. 28.7 × D. 6.3 cm, 9.4 kg (11 15/16 × 11 5/16 × 2 1/2 in., 20.8 lb.). From: Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), Ceiling of south bay (?), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1923.
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 painted ceiling decoration on off-white plaster, showing repeated geometric motifs in blue/green with orange/yellow circular elements and red accents.
The image shows a damaged wall/plaster surface with several separated fragments of a painted ceiling or architectural decoration. The largest intact fragments display a blue-green field with a central orange/yellow circular or rosette-like form, bordered by red-orange dots/segments. Additional smaller fragments to the right show parts of the same pattern, including blue-green diagonal bands and red rectangular/dot elements. The composition appears repeated and decorative rather than figural; no legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or names are visible in the provided view. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.
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