Relief from the West Wall of a Chapel of Ramesses I
Description
Limestone
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.
Stone relief panel with multiple standing figures and offerings, surrounded by densely carved hieroglyphs, likely from a royal chapel wall.
The image shows a rectangular limestone relief divided into two visible vertical sections by a central seam, with a horizontal band near the bottom suggesting a register boundary. Several human figures in profile and facing toward the central area hold ritual objects (e.g., offering implements) and stand before offering tables or architectural/ritual stands. Central to the composition are one or more standing royal/official figures in taller scale relative to others, with attendants positioned on either side. Above and between the figures are tightly packed hieroglyphic signs arranged in horizontal lines; some signs appear to include cartouche-like ovals/frames but the resolution does not allow confident reading. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clearly identifiable deity iconography (e.g., specific animal-headed forms or distinctive crowns) is unambiguous at this resolution; the scene is dominated by people, ritual implements, and accompanying text typical of New Kingdom temple reliefs.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116298687 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 11.155.3b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551895 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.