Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Detail of a Bird, 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 marsh bird with a blue dome above.
The artifact shows a colorful marsh bird, likely a heron or similar species, standing on a plain background. The bird is depicted in profile with vibrant green and brown coloration, and there is a blue, semicircular element above it that might represent the sky or a marsh plant. The artwork is finely detailed, demonstrating skill in representing natural subjects, characteristic of Egyptian art.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
paintlimestone
Cross-references (4)
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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).
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