Hounds from Nubia, Tomb of Rekhmire
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III–early Amenhotep II, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Tempera on Paper. facsimile: h. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in); w. 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in), scale 1:1. Original from: Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Dogs. 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 multiple hounds moving across a strip of wall-like background, rendered in red-brown and yellow tones.
The image depicts a horizontal register of several dogs/hounds with long bodies and tails, shown in profile and facing right. Their coats are indicated with small dot/spot patterns and red-brown outlines, while the background appears as a tan/gold wash that resembles plaster or wall ground. Several hounds overlap, creating a sense of motion. There is no visible clear hieroglyphic inscription in the main scene; only small numbering/labeling appears at the lower right border (museum inventory/plate mark), which is not clearly ancient text. No cartouches or royal names are legible. No deities are depicted in recognizable human/animal divine iconography; the subjects appear to be hunting animals.
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