Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Cooking Cakes with Fat, Tomb of Rekhmire
Description
Paper, tempera paint, ink
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.
Two Egyptian figures preparing bread or cooking with a large pot.
This depiction shows two ancient Egyptian figures engaged in a process likely related to daily life activities, such as food preparation. The figures are painted with a traditional Egyptian style using red and brown colors, emphasizing their profiles. Each figure is actively working with a large container, which may represent a pot or vessel used in cooking. The scene includes hieroglyphics above the figures, suggesting a narrative or description of the activity.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestonepaint
Signs
bread
pot
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