Rope
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. palm fiber ?. Diam. 1 cm (3/8 in.). From: Dra Abu el-Naga, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, before 1911. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.
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 coiled rope made from braided plant fiber, photographed laid in a loose loop on a light background.
The image shows a thick rope or cord formed by twisting/braiding multiple strands of light tan-brown fiber. The rope is arranged in a roughly circular coil with several overlapping loops; ends are visible at the left and right edges, with frayed fibers sticking out. No carved or written surfaces are visible, and there are no clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions on the rope itself. There are no identifiable iconographic elements (e.g., figures of deities) and no cartouches or royal names present.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244975 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.181.219 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554338 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.