Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Facsimile of the painting on the inside of the foot end of the sarcophagus of Aashyt
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.
Depiction of various Egyptian vessels and objects with accompanying hieroglyphs.
The artwork showcases a series of ancient Egyptian jars and vessels arranged in rows, each adorned with specific hieroglyphic inscriptions. The style is typical of Egyptian funerary or ritual compositions where objects are presented in a systematic manner. The top section is filled with various hieroglyphs, possibly describing or labeling the objects depicted below. The overall composition is orderly, with distinct outlines and fills in muted colors characteristic of Egyptian iconography.
hieroglyphic only
unknown
modern_reproduction
Materials
papyrus
Signs
vessel ×10
reed ×2
an
Connections
Materials
Papyrus
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