Facsimile of the painting at the head end of the sarcophagus of Aashyt
Description
First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051–2030 B.C. Tempera on paper. facsimile: h. 34 cm (13 3/8 in); w. 31 cm (12 3/16 in), scale 1:2, framed: h. 38.1 cm (15 in); w. 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in). From: Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Heads, Hieroglyphs, Sarcophagus. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1948.
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.
A colored facsimile drawing shows Egyptian-style painted elements—hieroglyph-like registers at the top and a central scene flanked by two human figures—together with offerings or funerary vessels below.
The image is a framed, paper-based reproduction/drawing with a pale background and green and brown linework. The upper register contains decorative bands with rows of stylized hieroglyphs/signs and a horizontal line separating it from the main scene. Below the text band, there is a row of floating or aligned vessel shapes (e.g., jug/bottle and tall container forms) outlined in green/brown. The main middle register shows two front-facing, human-like figures (male attendants or funerary mourners) wearing long greenish wigs/heads and simple garments, each shown in profile with faces turned outward toward the edges; both are positioned symmetrically. Between them stands a tall, funnel- or pedestal-like shape with vertical, striated coloring, possibly a column or stand associated with the sarcophagus imagery. The lower register depicts several rectangular objects resembling beds/couches or stools, and on the right a crescent-shaped collar or broad vessel-like element with segmented detailing. No clearly legible cartouche or royal name is identifiable from the reproduction. Overall, the subject aligns with a sarcophagus-end painting facsimile style, but specific identification of “Aashyt” is not directly verifiable from readable inscriptions in this image.
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