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

Priestesses and Dancers

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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 group of figures in an Egyptian style with hieratic poses.

The image depicts six figures, stylized in classic Egyptian art form, with exaggerated profiles and traditional clothing. Some of them are wearing collars and bracelets, and they are arranged in two facing groups with outstretched arms. The background is plain, highlighting the figures' gestures and clothing.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials papyrus

Connections

Materials Papyrus
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