Inscribed Mummy Bandage
Description
Mummy Cloth Fragment. Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 22–26, ca. 945–525 B.C. Linen. L,. 37.5 × W. 21.7 cm (14 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 57, in rubbish in pit, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.
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 rectangular, beige textile strip is shown with a small cluster of incised or inked marks resembling hieroglyphs near the upper-right area, consistent with an inscribed mummy-banding textile.
The image depicts a framed, rectangular linen textile bandage with evenly spaced weave visible throughout. The surface is mostly blank, but there is a faint concentration of small dark marks in the upper-right quadrant that resemble hieroglyphic-style signs (exact reading unclear). The left and center areas show no legible inscriptions. Minor stains, creases, and edge fraying are present, especially near the lower edge. No cartouches, royal names, deities, or figure scenes are clearly discernible from the photograph. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The inscription marks are too unclear to transcribe reliably. The overall look and format fit the catalogued object as an “Inscribed Mummy Bandage.”
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275564 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.213 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548286 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.