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Relief Fragment Depicting Atum and Hatshepsut

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Description

Painted 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.

A weathered painted limestone relief fragment showing two human/royal figures in profile facing inward, with remnants of hieroglyphic-like carving and color traces.

The artifact is a roughly triangular/arch-like relief fragment with significant edge loss. The central field contains two closely placed profile heads/upper torsos: a left figure with a blue/green-toned head element and a right figure with a lighter-toned crown/kerchief-like element; between/around them are incised outlines and color patches consistent with painted New Kingdom relief. Portions of carved signs are visible near the top edge and along the right side, but the fragmentary state prevents secure identification of specific words. No clear cartouches are preserved. The depicted scene appears to involve royal or priestly presentation, but the image is too fragmentary to confidently confirm the catalogue subject (Atum and Hatshepsut) beyond the general style of New Kingdom painted relief.

religious New Kingdom (c. 18th Dynasty), fragmentary/uncertain specific reign fragmentary
Materials painted limestonetraces of red pigmenttraces of blue/green pigment
Signs incised curved element resembling a partial hieroglyph ×2

Connections

Found at Asasif
Deities Atum
Royals Hatshepsut

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276482 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.271 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547685 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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