Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Man Carrying Loaves, 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.
The image depicts a man carrying goods on a yoke with baskets.
The scene illustrates a man, likely depicting an Egyptian laborer or servant, carrying a yoke across his shoulders with large baskets suspended from each end. The style is typical of ancient Egyptian art, featuring a profile view with a traditional Egyptian kilt. The color palette includes earth tones and the background has hieroglyphic inscriptions, though they are partially damaged.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
paintplaster
Cross-references (4)
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