Relief Fragment with Part of a Hieroglyph

Relief Fragment with Part of a Hieroglyph

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The fragment probably belongs to a vertical column of inscription reading from left to right, carved in extremely low relief, and painted with exquisite detail. Preserved is a portion of the seated-man-sign, with parts of his angled right arm, fisted left hand, and breast; the surface of the fist is slightly raised above the body. The figure is painted a pinkish color with a darker red outline, while the breast has a black nipple and areola. The fragment likely belongs to inscriptions with the titles and epithets of the tomb owner that were placed near representations of him. The background is painted gray. The fragment may be related to 20.3.470, 20.3.451, 20.3.569, but they cannot be directly joined.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.