Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Shroud of Hori

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Linen, gesso, paint

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 scene depicting a seated figure with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact depicts a seated figure wearing a traditional Egyptian headdress and jewelry, likely of significant status. The figure is shown with intricate detailing, sitting on a chair with an ornate table or offering stand. Hieroglyphic inscriptions are present above the figure, composed in vertical columns. The style includes vibrant use of colors and defined outlines, typical of Egyptian artistic conventions.

religious New Kingdom good
Materials woodpaint
Signs reed leaf ×3 basket ×2
Visible text "mnx"

Connections

Materials WoodPaint
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  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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