Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Facsimile of the painting at the head end of the sarcophagus of Aashyt

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Description

Tempera on paper

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 drawing depicting hieroglyphs and figures of individuals in profile with headdresses.

The artifact features a detailed drawing with rows of hieroglyphs at the top, showing various symbols such as jars and plants. Below are two figures in profile, each wearing a distinctive headdress, possibly indicative of their status or role. The central section includes seat-like objects and possibly offering stands, depicted in a stylized manner typical of Egyptian art.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom modern_reproduction
Materials paper
Signs reed ×2 vase ×3 water ×4

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