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

Tile

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Description

New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. H. 5 × W. 4.3 × D. 1 cm (1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 3/8 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.

The image shows a small, rounded rectangular fragment with an incised/engraved design and dark residue marks on a worn surface.

The object appears as a compact, rounded-rectangle tile fragment with beveled edges. A central motif consists of two vertical, ladder-like or pillar-like strokes with crossbars, forming a rectangular/arch-like framework. The motif is heavily worn and darkened in the incisions, suggesting pigment/residue in the grooves. No clear identifiable figure of a deity, royal cartouche, or legible hieroglyph groups can be confirmed from the visible marks. The background surface is sandy/brown and heavily abraded, with no visible glaze typical of intact faience; this could be loss of surface coating, but it is not possible to verify material beyond what is visible in the photograph. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clear inscription excerpt can be transcribed.

decorative New Kingdom (Ramesside period), unclear from image alone fragmentary
Materials unclear mineral/sandy surface (faience not clearly visible)
Signs Unidentified incised vertical strokes forming a rectangular/lattice-like motif (possible hieroglyphic or decorative sign)

Connections

Royals Ramesses II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116250575 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.1.86 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 550198 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.