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

Facsimile of a painting in the tomb of Nebamun: dog seated beneath Its owner's chair

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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 depiction of a seated dog-like figure on a colored pedestal.

The image shows a representation of a dog-like figure, possibly a deity or a symbol, seated on a pedestal. The figure is adorned with a colorful collar and the composition is characterized by distinct areas of color, including shades of orange, blue, and yellow. The artwork appears to be fragmentary with several portions missing or faded, revealing the substrate below.

decorative unclear fragmentary
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