Pot Stand
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Straw and palm leaf. diam. 10 cm (3 15/16 in). From: Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 2, 5a, scattered, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.
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.
A circular woven fiber ring with a twisted, braided construction forming an inner loop, likely a simple portable support/stand.
The image shows a single object photographed against a plain light-gray background. The object is a flat, ring-shaped weave made from narrow strips/bundles that are tightly bundled and braided in concentric layers. The weave creates a central opening, with the inner edge formed by a tight braid and the outer edge by stacked, interlaced bands. No carved or molded figures are visible. There are no clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions visible on the surface. The overall look matches a lightweight plant-fiber item rather than a stone or metal artifact.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274444 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.455 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548882 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.