Inlay Representing the Cartouche of Seti II
Description
Faience
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.
Small Egyptian faience inlay fragment showing a central oval cartouche-like frame bordered by vertical and architectural elements, with purple/blue pigment forming Egyptian-style signs.
The object is a vertically oriented, rectangular faience inlay with rounded top. A central dark circular/oval cartouche cartouche-like element sits within a stylized frame; surrounding it are symmetrical, wing-like or columnar motifs rendered in dark (black/brown) and purple-blue lines. Below, the surface contains grouped hieroglyph-like blocks and vertical sign strokes arranged in rows, including a horizontal register line near the bottom and a wavy band below that resembles a water/line-sign motif. The right and left sides show repeated tall vertical elements, and the upper area includes two mirrored panel forms. No additional modern inscriptions or labels are visible. The photographed surface shows age-related pitting and discoloration, with pigment wear especially on the lower left.
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- 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.
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