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

Thutmose I and His Mother Seniseneb

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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.

Two ancient Egyptian figures with hieroglyphics beside them.

The artifact depicts two human figures: one male and one female, dressed in traditional ancient Egyptian attire. The male figure, depicted with reddish-brown skin, is adorned with a short kilt, a headdress featuring a cobra and a vulture, and various jewelry. The female figure, with greenish skin, wears a long, form-fitting dress and a headdress adorned with a flower. The composition is richly colored, and the figures are positioned against a backdrop of hieroglyphic symbols, including the ankh, djed, and was scepter. The artwork reflects the stylistic elements typical of Egyptian tomb or temple scenes, with an emphasis on profile representation and symbolic meaning.

religious New Kingdom good
Materials limestonepaint
Signs Ankh Djed Was scepter

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials LimestonePaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185129 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.4.137 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544561 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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