Linen mark, Wah
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Linen. From: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), Mummy, Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940.
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.
A rectangular fragment of linen with a small, dark ink inscription/mark near the lower area.
The image shows a beige, tightly woven linen textile fragment laid flat against a light background. No human figures or decorative iconography are visible. Near the lower center there is a small cluster of dark ink signs (too small/blurred to reliably read individual characters). No other readable script, cartouches, or iconographic elements are apparent. The textile appears intact as a flat fragment, though the fine weave and a slight unevenness of the fibers suggest age-related wear. The catalogue identifies this as a “Linen mark, Wah” from the Middle Kingdom (Southern Asasif). The visible ink mark is consistent with the presence of an inscribed linen label/mark, but the specific name “Wah” and its cartouche/signs cannot be confirmed from this image due to low resolution.
Inscriptions (1)
Visible text (machine reading)
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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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