Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Relief showing procession of offering bearers
Description
Limestone, 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 fragmentary ancient Egyptian relief showing two figures carrying goods.
The artifact is a fragmentary painted limestone relief depicting two male figures engaged in a labor scene, possibly related to daily life or agricultural activities. The figures are adorned with simple attire and shown in a sideways stance typical of Egyptian art. The scene includes detailed elements such as baskets and tools, indicating the transport or preparation of goods. The preservation of color is notable, highlighting blues, reds, and browns used in the composition.
daily life
Old Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
limestonepaint
Signs
basket
reed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248354 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.180.13a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544193 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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