Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Ipuy and Wife Receive Offerings from Their Children (substantially restored)
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 colorful scene depicting ancient Egyptians in a domestic setting with offerings.
The artifact is a vibrant fresco showing a group of ancient Egyptians engaging in what appears to be a ritual or celebration. The figures are adorned with traditional attire and elaborate jewelry, indicating a scene of significance. The composition is symmetrical with a domestic cat present, suggesting symbolism or status. Hieroglyphs are inscribed in the background, adding textual context to the visual narrative.
daily life
New Kingdom
modern_reproduction
Materials
unknown
Connections
Found at
Deir el-Medina
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274955 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.4.114 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548567 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.