Brick, Amenhotep II
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II, ca. 1427–1400 B.C. Mud. L. 26.8 × W. 19 × H. 10.5 cm (10 9/16 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations. Subject: Cartouches, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.
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.
Rectangular fired/reworked mud-brick fragment with an incised sculpted/relief cartouche-like panel containing two vertically arranged sign blocks (partially preserved).
The object appears as a flat, rectangular brick fragment (mud) with a rough, eroded surface and a recessed, rounded top edge. In the lower half there is an incised or low-relief element resembling a cartouche/frame with internal sign-like blocks; however, most internal details are too worn or broken to read reliably. No clear deity iconography is preserved; only the schematic sign shapes are visible. No modern labels or photographic text are visible on the brick surface.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245402 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.181.309 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 553768 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.