Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Gesso Preparation and Application, Tomb of Rekhmire
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
Cross-references (4)
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