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Tile with a bound Nubian from the the side of a dais

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Description

Tile, palace of Ramesses II. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. H. 16 × W. 17.4 × D. 7.5 cm (6 5/16 × 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 in.). From: Palace of Ramesses II, Qantir (Piramesse), Eastern Delta, Egypt. Subject: Men. 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.

Painted/colored plaster or ceramic tile showing a bound Nubian captive figure in profile, grasped and restrained, with additional bound elements near the head and legs.

The image depicts a rectangular fragment of a decorated tile or panel with the surface largely worn and discolored. A single human figure is shown in profile facing left, with arms bound behind or at the side and the legs drawn together or restricted. The captive’s body is rendered with dark outlines; patches of darker pigment remain on the skin and hair, while lighter/whitish areas suggest extensive loss of original color. No clear facial inscription or cartouche is visible. There are no legible hieroglyphs, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions on the visible surface. The background appears blank or lightly washed with deterioration around the edges of the fragment.

daily life New Kingdom, Ramesside period (consistent with catalogue) fragmentary
Materials painted surface/pigmentceramic tile (faience as per catalogue, though exact glaze not clearly confirmable in the photo)

Connections

Found at Qantir (Piramesse)
Royals Ramesses II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276743 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.1.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 560154 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.
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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.