Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Large Oval Storage Basket
Description
Halfa grass, palm leaf, 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 containing preserved botanical specimens.
The image depicts a large, circular woven basket with a lid that is partially open, revealing various preserved botanical specimens such as seeds and roots. The basket is skillfully crafted with an intricate pattern that suggests significant attention to detail, possibly reflecting the artistic sensibilities of the period.
daily life
unknown
excellent
Materials
wickerbotanicals
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245291 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.57a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545131 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).
- 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.