Mat
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Fiber. W. 30 × L. 35.3 cm (11 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations. 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.
Photograph of a rectangular, woven fiber mat with visible grid-like weave lines and slight discoloration/patchiness on the surface.
The object is a flat, rectangular panel oriented upright in the image, surrounded by a border or thicker edge band formed by woven fiber strips. Across the surface, the weave shows a regular pattern resembling a grid of horizontal and vertical lines, with areas of missing or abraded fiber producing lighter patches. The mat’s edges appear bound or reinforced, with the outer frame formed by tightly wrapped strips; internal weave lines are thinner and less uniform. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or other scripts are visible on the photographed surface, though small dark marks and variations in weave density occur. The image does not show any human or animal figures or applied pigments in a way that would support identifying specific deities or royal names. Overall appearance is consistent with a woven mat/leaf-fiber textile rather than a carved or inscribed monument.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244891 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.181.315 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554343 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.