Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Model of a Slaughter House
Description
Wood, paint, plaster
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 model depicting an ancient Egyptian brewery and bakery.
This artifact is a wooden model showcasing an ancient Egyptian brewery and bakery. It features various figures engaged in the baking and brewing process, with notable elements such as clay pots, baking ovens, and brewing equipment. The scene is set in a multi-roomed building with a flat roof, typical of ancient Egyptian architecture. The figures are crafted with detailed attention to their clothing and activities, providing insight into daily life in ancient Egypt.
daily life
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248148 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.3.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544257 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.