Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · textile

Linen with ink mark Middle KingdomLisht South

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Linen, paint. h. 28 cm (11 in); w. 25 cm (9 13/16 in). From: Double Row of Pits, Pit 6L.P8, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1924.

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.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Orange-brown Egyptian-style ink signs (unreadable/insufficiently clear for exact transcription).

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Linen

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281504 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 24.1.7 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546314 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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