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

Aegean Islanders in the Tomb of Rekhmire

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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.

The image depicts two ancient Egyptian figures holding large vases and working together.

This artwork shows two ancient Egyptian workers carrying large jars, likely involved in some form of communal work or ritual. The style includes traditional Egyptian figure representations with profile view for the head and frontal view for the body. The figures are adorned with patterned loincloths, and there is a background of faded painted walls, suggesting a tomb or temple mural. Notable features include extensive use of color and detailed accessories.

daily life New Kingdom good
Materials papyrus

Connections

Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185073 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.8.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544607 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.