Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture

Tile from walls of Throne Room in the palace of Ramesses II

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Description

New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.), W. 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.), D. 1.5 cm (9/16 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.

A small rectangular faience wall-tile fragment depicting the upper portion of a standing figure in low relief with traces of colored surface and incised hieroglyphic-like lines on the garment.

The object appears as a broken, rectangular tile fragment with one corner missing and substantial loss along the right side. In the center-left is the relief figure’s head and torso profile, with the head rendered in light/cream tones and dark outlines. The figure wears a garment with layered, horizontal bands and vertical/diagonal incised markings that resemble hieroglyphic or decorative register lines, though the specific signs are not fully legible due to abrasion and breakage. The background is a light, off-white/cream field. The surface shows remnants of pigment—most notably a pale blue/green on the lower garment area and a dark/blackish contour around the figure and head details. No clear cartouche, royal titulary, or complete inscriptions are visible. No readable Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present.

decorative New Kingdom (Ramesside period), likely consistent with a palace-wall tile from Qantir/Piramesse (exact reign/title not legible) fragmentary
Deities unknown
Materials faience (surface appears ceramic-like with pigment remnants)

Connections

Royals Ramesses II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116436362 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.1.29 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 560155 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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