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Relief fragment Middle KingdomLisht South

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. Limestone. h. 25.4 cm (10 in); w. 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in). From: Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I, Causeway, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09. Subject: Hands. Credit: Bequest of Margaret L. Meiss, 1994.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Strokes/stacked incised signs present in vertical register; individual sign readings unclear due to damage and low legibility.

Connections

Found at Lisht

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243604 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 1994.496.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 555665 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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