Doorjamb of Thaasetimu
Description
Object Label: Painted raised relief was the normal mode of decoration on the inside of Egyptian tombs and temples. Here a tomb owner is shown in the embrace of the goddess Semset, a hippopotamus deity associated with the twelfth month of the year and with Renenutet and Taweret as a female divinity who intervenes on the occasion of birth. Some details in the text indicate that the "birth" at which she is present here is the rebirth of the owner in his tomb. The relief carving is of extremely high quality, but the painter seems to have been quite independent-minded, disregarding the contour lines when he detailed the costume. Caption: Doorjamb of Thaasetimu, ca. 381–362 B.C.E.. Limestone, 49 15/16 x 13 11/16 x 7 in., 250 lb. (126.8 x 34.7 x 17.8 cm, 113.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 56.152. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An Egyptian wall relief depicting a scene with two figures, one of which is a deity.
The relief shows two figures; one appears to be a human, possibly a priest or noble, depicted in a classic Egyptian profile style. The other figure is a deity, recognizable by the animal head and traditional garb. Above the figures, there is a series of hieroglyphs which suggest a narrative or invocation. The figures are rendered in muted colors, typical of Egyptian tomb art, and display a sense of order and symmetry.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 56.152 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3627 tier-2
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