Geese and Ducks
Description
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom, original Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, A.D. 1914–1916; original ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Tempera on Paper. facsimile: h. 18 cm (7 1/16 in); w. 47 cm (18 1/2 in), scale 1:1, framed: h. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in); w. 48.3 cm (19 in). Original from: Tomb of Puyemre (TT 39), el-Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA Graphic Section, 1914-1916. Subject: Love-Poetry. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1930.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
The image shows a painted scene of several orange-and-brown geese (or duck-like birds) on pale ground, with bodies and legs clearly outlined and some birds facing left or right.
Across the central register, multiple stylized waterfowl are rendered in a schematic Egyptian style. Four main birds are most prominent: two on the left appear in profile (one with wings raised/extended), and two on the right appear in profile with orange heads and long legs. A white/cream background includes scattered lighter shapes that resemble vegetation or loose ground strokes. Thin lines and rectangular banding near the bottom suggest a base or border. No legible hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or names are visible; there are only decorative strokes and shapes. There is a small printed/painted inventory-like number near the lower-right corner (appears as “36-4-12” or similar), but it is not Egyptian text. The overall appearance is a modern painted work rather than an ancient inscribed object, with stable color fields and clear outlining.
About this record's data
- 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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