Tomb Painting of a Woman with Offerings
Description
Object Label: This fragment of wall painting from a tomb depicts a woman sitting on a green mat, inhaling the fragrance of a blue lotus. Sealed jars of beer and wine rest under a table loaded with other offerings of white and yellow loaves of bread and a dark red calf’s head. A grid of red lines that guided the draftsman in positioning the objects and proportioning the figures shows through where the paint has worn thin. Caption: Tomb Painting of a Woman with Offerings, ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.. Limestone, gesso, pigment, 11 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (29.2 × 31.8 × 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.390. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 a seated figure holding a blue lotus flower, with vessels and plants nearby, painted on a fragmentary surface.
The fragment shows a person in a white garment with a black wig, holding a blue lotus flower towards their nose, a typical motif in Egyptian art symbolizing rebirth and the afterlife. In front of the figure are red and black vessels, possibly indicating their use in rituals or offerings. The painting, though fragmentary, retains vivid colors and detailed features typical of New Kingdom tomb paintings. The figure's posture and attire suggest a high-ranking individual, likely depicted in a funerary context.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 05.390 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3220 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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