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

Syrians Bringing an Ingot and a Chariot, tomb of Rekhmire

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1504–1425 B.C. Paper, tempera paint, ink. facsimile: h. 42 cm (16 9/16 in); w. 55.5 cm (21 7/8 in), scale 1:1, framed: h. 45.2 (17 13/16 in); w. 59.7 (23 1/2 in); th. 1.9 cm (3/4 in). Original from: Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Men, Chariots, 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 painted wall scene shows a standing bearded man in a white kilt offering/being presented with items, accompanied by figures and a wheeled vehicle or chariot-like form at the left and right edges.

The image appears to be a rectangular fragment of New Kingdom painted tomb wall decoration. Center-left is a tall standing figure wearing a red-brown head/hat and a white garment; a second figure or offering appears near him. On the far left, a large red-and-brown wheeled object with angled supports is depicted, resembling a chariot or cart. On the right, part of another vehicle structure or large rectangular object is visible with decorative red and light outlines. Several smaller human figures are partially visible around the central standing figure. The overall palette is beige/tan plaster background with red, ochre, and black/dark linework; outlines and internal stripes or bands are used to model clothing and vehicle components. No legible hieroglyphic text, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic writing are clearly visible in this image.

royal New Kingdom (likely 18th Dynasty), based on style of tomb painting fragmentary
Materials paint (tempera-like)ink/dark lineworkpainted plaster (wall)

Connections

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185087 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 31.6.34 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544617 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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