Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · funerary_equipment
Box Coffin and Rope Old KingdomTarkhan
Description
Coffin, rope. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3–4, ca. 2649–2465 B.C. Wood (tamarisk), pigment, fiber. L. 87 cm (34 1/4 in.); W. 54 cm (21 1/4 in.); H. 59 cm (23 1/4 in.). From: Tarkhan, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1911-1913. Subject: Coffins. Credit: Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1912.
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.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252890 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.187.54a–c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551049 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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