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Rosette from the Temple of Ramesses III

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

Circular, rosette-like disc with a central flower motif on a speckled light-gray surface and a surrounding raised/contoured border, photographed against a plain background.

The object appears as a round, shallow plaque/disc with a central rosette: a small circular hub surrounded by six petal-like elements outlined in dark, with irregular highlights suggesting a molded or incised decorative element. A faint, curved raised border/contour runs around the rosette, dividing the central zone from the outer field. The surface is heavily speckled and worn, with visible irregularities and patches of darker gray and greenish discoloration near the lower-right edge. No legible hieroglyphic, cartouche, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible in this image. The decorative style is consistent with a small temple/ornamental element, but the specific royal attribution (Ramesses III) cannot be confirmed from this photograph alone.

decorative unknown poor
Royals Ramesses III (unverified from image)
Materials speckled light-gray ceramic or stone-like surfacegreenish discoloration (possibly glaze/concretion)

Connections

Royals Ramesses III

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 134042 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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