Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
The Viceroy's Boat, Tomb of Huy
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.
Two detailed depictions of ancient Egyptian ships.
The image shows two ancient Egyptian ships, intricately detailed and painted, appearing to carry obelisks or other large stones. Numerous figures, likely sailors or laborers, are actively working on the vessels. The scene includes rigging and possibly ceremonial elements, detailed in a realistic and vibrant style that suggests a focus on monumental transport.
daily life
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
paintplaster
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274948 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.4.19 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548577 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.