Flesh area from a statue
Description
Flesh (?). New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Red quartzite. H 9.5 × W. 10.5 × D. 7.5 cm (3 3/4 × 4 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.). From: Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92. Credit: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957.
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 small irregular fragment of red, fine-grained stone showing a rounded, sculpted surface consistent with part of a statue’s body (likely flesh).
The image shows a standalone, irregularly shaped stone fragment with a predominantly reddish-brown tone and a fine granular texture. One surface is more smoothly finished and slightly curved, suggesting it comes from a larger carved element rather than a worked block or inscription surface. There are no legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other clearly diagnostic iconographic details visible on the fragment in this image. No modern tools marks or coatings are clearly identifiable from the photo. The fragment’s overall morphology fits a cut/statuary fragment context, but the specific anatomical placement (e.g., “flesh area”) cannot be confirmed beyond the curved, finished surface.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275611 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 57.180.161 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 561676 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.