Fragmentary Model of a Weavers Shop
Description
Model, Weavers. Middle Kingdom, ca. 2030–1640 B.C. Wood, gesso, paint. L. 59 cm (23 1/4 in); W. 35.5 cm (14 in); H. 22 cm (8 11/16 in). Said to be from: Girga (Thinis), Northern Upper Egypt. Credit: Anonymous Gift, 1930.
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.
Rectangular, fragmentary painted wooden model panel with traces of an interior scene featuring simple raised forms resembling tools or workshop elements.
The image shows the interior face of a rectangular object with worn edges and a shallow recessed area. The surface is predominantly beige/tan from aging and loss of pigment, with numerous dark specks and small losses. In the lower portion there are several rounded protrusions and a larger circular/arched element, along with a few linear and hook-like raised features near the right side, which could relate to workshop implements. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or text are visible on the photographed face. The scene is not detailed enough to confidently identify specific deities or a named king; it is consistent with a Middle Kingdom workshop/industry model but the specific subject details are indistinct due to fragmentation and pigment loss.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252206 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.7.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 573649 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.