Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Leaders of the Aamu of Shu
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.
The image depicts two men, one holding a gazelle and the other an oryx, with hieroglyphs above and below.
The scene features two men wearing patterned kilts, engaged in the act of restraining animals—a gazelle and an oryx. Hieroglyphic inscriptions are present above and below the figures, suggesting a context that might be related to the duties or offerings. The style is characteristic of New Kingdom depictions, with attention to detail in the garments and animal forms. Notable are the hieroglyphs, which include depictions of birds, arms, and other signs.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestonepaint
Signs
seated man
hawk
reclining lion
upward arm ×2
zigzag water
Visible text
"unclear"
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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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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