Model of a procession of offering bearers
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, early, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Plastered and painted wood, linen. L. 47.5 cm (18 11/16 in.); W. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in); H. of base 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); H. of figures 24 cm. (10 5/8 in.). From: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), Serdab, Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Subject: Men, Women, Walking, Meketre-Models. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920.
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 and plastered wooden figure group depicting several male standing figures carrying offering items on trays/containers, shown in profile-like poses and wearing white linen kilts.
The image shows a model consisting of four small, human-shaped wooden figures attached to a single base. Each figure has a brown-painted skin tone, a wig or head covering, and a white-painted, short linen kilt tied at the waist. The figures stand upright with arms posed differently: some carry pole-like or stacked items on the head, and one figure holds a long, curved implement in the hands. The two inner figures appear to carry stacked rectangular trays on their heads, while the outermost figures also support additional bundles/contents atop their head-carrying loads. The head loads are painted to resemble pale containers/trays (with visible grid-like incised or painted lines), with some reddish-brown elements among the load. A single wooden base runs horizontally under the group. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or other text are visible on the figures or base in this image. No deities are individually identified by iconographic attributes sufficient for confident identification; the scene is consistent with an offering procession model, but the specific deity(s) are not explicit.
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Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249629 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.3.8 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544125 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).
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