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