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

Gesso Preparation and Application, 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.

Depiction of two ancient Egyptian men engaged in baking bread.

This scene portrays two men working in a bakery setting. The man on the left is kneading dough on a table, while the man on the right is seated and shaping dough on top of a wooden board or pedestal. An oven with a fire and stacks of baked goods are visible in the background. The artwork features typical Egyptian stylistic elements such as profile views and hierarchical proportions.

daily life New Kingdom excellent
Materials painted plaster

Connections

Materials Painted Plaster

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185308 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.8.4 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544644 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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