Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Detail of a Fish, Tomb of Khnumhotep
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 detailed depiction of a fish against a zigzag patterned background.
This artifact illustrates a stylized fish, likely from an agricultural or decorative scene. The fish is depicted with intricate scales and the background features a zigzag pattern, possibly representing water or a stylized environment. The use of color and pattern reflects artistic techniques common in ancient Egyptian decorative art.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
papyrus
Cross-references (4)
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