Men Gathering Papyrus
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. 41× W. 68.5 cm (15 9/16 × 26 in.), Scale. 1:1, Framed: H. 42.5 × W. 69.9 cm (16 3/4 × 27 1/2 in.). Original from: Tomb of Puyemre (TT 39), el-Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA Graphic Section, 1914-1916. Subject: Men, Working, Walk-Like-Egyptian. 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.
Painted scene showing red-robed male figures holding staffs and gathering or handling bundles/plants in front of stylized papyrus-like stalks.
The image depicts a wide painted composition on a light background. Several red/orange human figures (men) are shown in profile and mid-action, holding long implements and interacting with tall, plant-like elements arranged vertically along the left and center. Behind/among them are blocky, colored forms (green and turquoise) that could represent papyrus stalk groupings. On the right, a figure holds a long pole overhead while standing near more plant-like forms. The style resembles modern tempera-on-paper or painted reconstruction rather than a photoreal ancient artifact surface. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions or cartouches are visible within the provided frame; only small printed/signature-like marks may appear near the bottom edge (too unclear to transcribe). The overall condition appears good for a painting/print, with even color and limited edge wear visible.
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.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.