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Sandal Maker, Tomb of Rekhmire

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Description

Tempera on paper

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.

A depiction of an ancient Egyptian man crafting a wooden object.

The scene shows an ancient Egyptian artisan sitting on a stool, using tools to shape a wooden object. The man is rendered in traditional profile view, common in Egyptian art, with an emphasis on his tools and the crafting process. The background and tools are painted with distinct colors typical of wall paintings from tombs or temples.

daily life New Kingdom excellent
Materials paintwood

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185300 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.8.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544637 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.