Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Water Fowl
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.
The image depicts a painted drawing of a bird, likely a falcon, with red and brown hues.
The artifact is a painted illustration showcasing a bird, possibly a falcon, with detailed plumage in red and brown tones. The drawing captures the elegance of the bird with its wings spread. It appears to be an artistic study or a representation from a piece of larger artwork, highlighting the artist's focus on natural representation. The composition is simple, with the bird as the central figure against a plain background.
decorative
unknown
modern_reproduction
Materials
paperpaint
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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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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