Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · textile

Sheet, linen mark, medium spin, medium weave

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Description

Linen sheet, mark. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Linen. L. 512 cm (201 9/16 in); w. 161 cm (63 3/8 in). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), location not recorded, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.

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 folded rectangular sheet of light beige material, showing a frayed edge where threads are visible.

The image shows a small, folded textile laid on a neutral gray background. The object is a rectangular linen sheet folded into a compact bundle, with one corner and an edge revealing light, loosely held warp/weft fibers; some threads appear frayed and loose at the lower-right edge. No painted or applied designs, ink, or legible markings are visible on the surface, and there are no clear hieroglyphs or other inscriptions. The weave/texture suggests plain linen fabric with medium spin and medium weave, consistent with a textile fragment rather than a carved or inscribed item.

daily life New Kingdom (per catalogue; image does not provide direct period indicators) good
Materials linen textile (fabric)

Connections

Materials Linen Textile

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116274136 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.128 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549002 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.