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Brick, Amenhotep II

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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.

decorative New Kingdom (consistent with catalogue) fragmentary
Materials mudfriable plaster/adhesive (unclear)
Signs Cartouche/frame (partial)

Connections

Found at Asasif
Royals Amenhotep II
Materials Mud

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)
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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.