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

Detail of a Ram, Tomb of Khnumhotep

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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 colorful depiction of an ibex with intricate patterns and vibrant colors.

The image shows an ibex with curved horns and a spotted body, executed in a highly stylized and decorative manner. The vibrant colors and detailed patterns suggest an artistic representation rather than a purely naturalistic one. Some areas are missing, revealing the underlying material. This artwork showcases the refined aesthetic typical of Egyptian wall paintings or reliefs.

decorative New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials paintplaster

Connections

Found at Beni Hasan
Materials PaintPlaster

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185045 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.8.9 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544551 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.