Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Circular Basket with Conical Lid
Description
Halfa grass, dyed grass, linen cord
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A woven basket with a lid, partially filled with preserved plant material.
The artifact includes a cylindrical, finely woven basket with a closely fitting lid. The basket's construction features tightly coiled materials, likely reeds or similar natural fibers, arranged in a circular pattern that provides structural integrity. The lid has a matching design. Inside the basket is dry plant material, possibly herbs or other organic matter, suggesting storage or ceremonial use.
daily life
unknown
excellent
Materials
natural fiber
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274048 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.189a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545125 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.