Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Piece from a gauze-like material Early Dynastic PeriodTarkhan
Description
Linen fragment. Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, reign of Djet ?, ca. 3000 B.C. Linen. H. 21.5 × W. 14.5 cm (H. 8 7/16 × W. 5 11/16 in.); Frame (depth includes cleat): H. 23.5 × W. 15.9 × D. 3.8 cm (H. 9 1/4 × W. 6 1/4 × D. 1 1/2 in.). From: Tomb 2050, Tarkhan, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1911-1913. Credit: Gift of the Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1914.
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 Q116418919 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 14.4.76 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551053 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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