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

Reliefs from a Chapel of Ramesses I

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Description

Limestone, paint

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.

Photograph of a museum display case showing multiple limestone relief panels with carved and painted Egyptian hieroglyphs and figures, likely from a Ramesside chapel context.

The image shows an interior gallery with two glass display cases containing several rectangular relief fragments mounted on light supports. The largest central panel depicts a dense field of carved hieroglyphs and relief figures (details are not fully legible at this distance). Additional fragments on the left and right appear to include further hieroglyphic text and possibly small figure scenes. Surfaces look light-colored, consistent with limestone, with traces of paint in some areas, though specific pigment colors cannot be reliably distinguished from this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The hieroglyphic carving is the dominant readable element, but individual signs are too small to identify confidently. A museum label card is present on the floor of the case area, but its text is not readable in the provided image. Overall, the reliefs visually support the catalogue’s New Kingdom/Ramesside relief format, but specific identification of Ramesses I cartouches or named deities cannot be confirmed from the image quality.

religious New Kingdom, Ramesside (consistent with catalogue; specific reign/king name not legible) good
Materials limestonepaint

Connections

Found at Abydos
Royals Ramesses I

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116298689 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.155.3, 12.186.2-related tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 712213 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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