Talatat with Nubians and Syrians in Adoration
Description
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1349–1336 B.C. Sandstone. L. 52.4 × H. 11.4 × Th. 3.1 cm, 2.8 kg (20 5/8 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/4 in., 6.2 lb.). Probably from: Karnak, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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.
Rectangular carved sandstone block fragment (talatat) showing a low-relief scene of multiple figures in profile with raised hands, arranged in registers.
The object is a short, horizontal sandstone talatat fragment with a flat back and rounded edges worn by age. The surviving relief depicts several human figures in profile facing toward the central area; their arms are raised in a gesture consistent with adoration/offerings. Behind and around the figures are blocks of incised shape and patterned ground lines, but individual hieroglyphs are not clearly legible in the image provided. No royal cartouche, names, or clearly identifiable divine symbols are visible. The overall style and subject matter (foreign-adornment/adored groups) broadly align with the museum catalogue theme of Nubians and Syrians in adoration, though the exact ethnic markers and any inscriptions cannot be confirmed from this photograph.
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