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

Casting Metal, 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.

The image depicts ancient Egyptian workers engaged in a brick-making process.

This artifact shows a scene of workers involved in constructing bricks. The men are depicted in a hierarchical arrangement with two walking across an elevated surface carrying materials, while others transfer and mold clay into brick shapes. The art style includes vibrant red and brown hues, characteristic of tomb paintings, and detailed depictions of traditional Egyptian attire.

daily life New Kingdom excellent
Materials painted plaster

Connections

Materials Painted Plaster

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q96185310 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.8.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544646 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • 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.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.