Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Ceiling Fragment Depicting Pigeons in Flight
Description
Mud plaster, paint
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.
A decorative fresco fragment with multiple birds in flight against a floral motif backdrop.
This fragmentary fresco features an intricate composition of birds depicted in motion, with wings spread as if in flight. The birds are stylized, showcasing the artistic techniques of depicting motion. Above the birds, there is a decorative band with a repeating floral motif, incorporating geometric and colorful elements typical of Egyptian art. The fresco shows skillful use of color and detail, despite the fragmentary condition of the piece.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
plasterpaint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247688 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.180.257 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544505 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.