Winemaking, Tomb of Ipuy
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Tempera on paper. facsimile: h. 45 cm (17 11/16 in); w. 65 cm (25 9/16 in); scale 1:1; framed: h. 48.7 cm (19 3/16 in); w. 69.5 cm (27 3/8 in). Original from: Tomb of Ipuy (TT 217), Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Grapes, Wine, Men, Working, Love-Poetry. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1930.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Painted New Kingdom scene showing several figures working and carrying out tasks involving wine-making, including a large vessel/container and grape or fruit baskets.
The image is a rectangular, polychrome painting on a light background. A frieze of leafy/vegetation motifs runs along the top. Below it, multiple human figures in red/orange skin tones and white kilts are shown standing and interacting with a central large container or basin with a lattice-like pattern; grapes or grape clusters are suggested around the container and in the hands/areas near some figures. Several standing figures appear to hold or pour liquid, and two figures at right hold large grape clusters above or near a checked basket/bag. The overall composition is consistent with a tomb painting depicting agricultural/food processing activity, specifically wine production, with no clearly legible cartouches or divine iconography visible in this image resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic script is visible.
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Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274949 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.4.118 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548573 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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