Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · textile
Corner of a Linen Pall New KingdomSheikh Abd el-Qurna
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Linen, ink. L. 19 × W. 21.5 cm (7 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.) Framed: 32.1 × 25.4 cm (12 5/8 × 10 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), pall no. 2 over coffin III, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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)
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Visible text (machine reading)
Small black ink hieroglyphs are visible near the top center (exact reading unclear) and a vertical sign-like mark near the left side (exact reading unclear).
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