Cartonnage fragment
Description
Cartonnage fragment, painted. Roman Period, 100–300. Linen, stucco, paint. H. 30.1 cm (11 7/8 in.); W. 15.2 cm (6 in.). From: Roman Cemetery, el-Deir, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Subject: Human Figures, Animals. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1913.
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 painted cartonnage fragment showing a central vertical column bordered by rectangular framing bands, filled with stacked bands of repeating triangular/arch-like motifs.
The object appears as a flat, reddish-brown painted fragment with a surrounding border of alternating dark and light rectangular blocks. Inside, a central vertical strip divides the composition. Across the width are multiple stacked horizontal bands containing repeating triangular or arch-shaped motifs in alternating dark outlines and yellow/orange fills. At the top center there is a small black animal/figure-like form flanked by two curved black elements resembling stylized ibises/standing birds, though the exact subjects are unclear. The central area is filled with patterned bands consistent with funerary decoration; no clearly legible hieroglyphic text or cartouches are visible in the provided view. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.
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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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