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

Facsimile painting from the tomb of Rekhmire

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III–early Amenhotep II, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Tempera on Paper. Facsimile: H. 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.); W. 72 cm (28 3/8 in.), scale 1:1, Frame: H. 48.7 cm (19 3/16 in.); W. 75.3 cm (29 5/8 in.). Original from: Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Men, Leopards, Baboons, Rekhmire-Exhibition. 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.

A painted scene on a paper support shows three Egyptian figures in profile with a seated/standing central figure holding tools or ritual items, set against a light background with traces of hieroglyphic-like marks.

The image displays a rectangular, framed painting with a yellow-brown paper ground and fading pigments. Three figures dominate the composition: left and right standing or kneeling men in decorated garments (including patterned elements like red and orange accents), and a darker central figure with a long dark wig or headwear holding or presenting objects near the torso. The right side includes a spotted feline (likely a leopard or cheetah) with a collar or harness-like marking and red accents near its body. Behind and around the figures, there are column-like vertical marks and small blocks that resemble hieroglyphic or decorative inscriptions, but the individual signs are not clearly legible at this resolution. No clearly readable Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No cartouches are legible, and no definitive royal name can be confirmed from the image. Overall, the style resembles New Kingdom tomb painting/record reproduction, but specific identification to Rekhmire is not possible from the visible content alone.

religious New Kingdom (as provided by catalogue; exact dynasty reign not determinable from image) good
Materials paper supportpaint (tempera-like pigments; exact medium not independently confirmable from image)wooden frame/glass edges (modern)
Signs Unclear vertical inscription marks (hieroglyph-like column) ×3

Connections

Materials Paper Support

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185082 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.4.81 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544614 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • 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.
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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.