Deceased Being Towed in a Boat, Tomb of Rekhmire
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1504–1425 B.C. Paper, tempera paint, ink. facsimile: h. 48 cm (18 7/8 in); w. 66 cm (26 in) scale 1:1 framed: h. 50.8 cm (20 in); w. 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in). Original from: Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Gardens, Men, Lakes, Boats. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1931.
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 scene showing multiple human figures associated with a boat-like procession or towing, set within a framed register on a light background and surrounded by decorative vegetation motifs.
The image is a color painting on a sheet of material, composed of nested rectangular frames. Within the central register, several small standing and/or seated figures face inward around a boat- or sled-like platform, with raised elements suggesting an object being moved across water or along a surface. Overhead and below are horizontal bands populated by additional figures, while curtains/awnings and hanging banners with fringe-like tops appear along the lower portion. The surrounding field is filled with repeating plant/leaf and tree-like motifs in pale green and tan, forming a decorative border. No clear hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic inscriptions are legible in the provided image. The depicted content is consistent with a New Kingdom tomb painting register-style composition, but specific identification of the “Deceased Being Towed in a Boat, Tomb of Rekhmire” by name is not visually confirmable from this image alone.
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