Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Wall painting of a cat killing a serpent
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.
A depiction of a striped feline attacking a serpent amidst plant life.
The scene shows a striped feline, possibly symbolic of a deity, engaging with a serpent in a dynamic pose. The background includes stylized plant elements, typical of Egyptian art's naturalistic yet symbolic representation. The artwork exhibits the vivid color palette and outlined style characteristic of Egyptian artistry.
decorative
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
papyrus
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274958 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.4.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548564 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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