Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Sculptors at Work, 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.
Workers are depicted engaged in a scene of crafting or art.
The image shows ancient Egyptian artisans in various stages of their craft. The workers are portrayed in two registers, with the upper register featuring figures engaged in what appears to be sculpting or painting, evidenced by the poses and objects they handle. The color palette is typical of ancient Egyptian art with extensive use of red ochre and white. The scene lacks elaborate backgrounds or hieroglyphic inscriptions, focusing instead on the meticulous depiction of human activity.
daily life
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
paintplaster
Cross-references (4)
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