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

The King with Isis, Tomb of Haremhab

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Description

Tempera on paper

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 depicting two male figures in Ancient Egyptian royal regalia facing each other, framed by columns of hieroglyph-like decorations above and small motif vignettes along the sides.

The image appears to be a colored drawing/painting on a light background. Two standing, human figures are shown in profile-to-front orientation, wearing distinct crowns/headdresses: the left figure has a blue-and-gold striped nemes-like headdress and a white kilt with blue trim, while the right figure has a red skin tone and a striped headdress with a prominent red element and a blue/black collar. Between and around the figures are stylized decorative elements and cartouche-like vertical groupings containing shapes and lines that resemble hieroglyphs but are not clearly legible. Above the figures, multiple rectangular compartments contain red, blue, green, and black painted signs; near the center an oval/eye-like motif and vertical text-like bands appear. Along the lower register and borders are repeated small altar/stand and vase-like icons. No clearly readable Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. A small label/signature area at the bottom edge is present but too small to reliably transcribe hieroglyphs or readable text. Overall, the composition does not provide unambiguous confirmation of the catalogue subject beyond the presence of an Egyptian king-like figure and Isis-associated symbolism (not clearly identifiable).

religious unclear; painted/modern artifact depiction of New Kingdom themes (catalogue states Twentieth Century with original New Kingdom) good
Deities Isis (unclear; not clearly identifiable in this image)
Royals Haremhab (unclear; no clearly legible cartouche/name visible)
Materials paintpaper (support implied by flat painted surface)
Signs hieroglyph-like vertical and horizontal bands (not clearly legible) ×30

Connections

Deities Isis
Royals Horemheb

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235084 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 23.2.85 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 557794 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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.