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

Cretans Bringing Gifts of Metal and Jewelry, Tomb of Rekhmire

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Description

Facsimile, Rekhmire (TT 100). New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1504–1425 B.C. Paper, tempera paint, ink. H. 45 cm (17 11/16 in); w. 42 cm (16 9/16 in), framed: h. 48.3 cm (19 in); w. 45.4 cm (17 7/8 in). Original from: Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Jewelry, Men, Vases, Rekhmire-Exhibition. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1931.

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.

A wall-painting scene in New Kingdom style shows several red-skinned foreign men presenting or carrying valuables and vessels before Egyptian officials, with a group of jewelry displayed on a central offering stand.

The image is a rectangular, painted panel with large cracks and losses in the paint. Multiple human figures with red-brown skin tones are depicted in profile and front-facing gestures. Two central figures appear to offer or display items toward a seated/standing Egyptian official rendered in yellow/orange and holding a vertical object and a staff-like implement; between them is a decorated horizontal tabletop/stand laden with metal jewelry elements (notably bead-like ornaments and chain segments). In the right half, a figure carries or holds what looks like a large red garment or bundle and holds a long-handled implement. The left side shows a figure with a ringed/curved gesture near the arm and another shorter figure at lower left whose belt and garment are patterned with gold/red elements. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text is visible at this resolution; background includes pale wash and architectural/field framing but no inscriptions are readable.

religious New Kingdom (18th Dynasty), likely 15th century BCE (catalogue ground truth: Tomb of Rekhmire); exact sub-period unclear from image alone. poor
Materials tempera paintinkpaper

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Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185075 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 31.6.45 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544608 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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