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Bundle of Hair Extensions New KingdomSheikh Abd el-Qurna

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose II to Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Hair (probably human). L. 20 cm (7 7/8 in). From: below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial 2, in basket, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

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Materials Hair

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116274055 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.196 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 567973 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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