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Linen fragment

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Description

Early Dynastic Period–Old Kingdom, Dynasty 1, 3–4, reign of Djet ?, ca. 2880–2465 B.C. Linen. H. 21.9 × W. 14.9 cm (H. 8 5/8 × W. 5 7/8 in.); Frame (depth includes cleat): H. 22.5 × W. 15.6 × D. 3.8 cm (H. 8 7/8 × W. 6 1/8 × 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

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 linen cloth fragment, loosely woven and faded, mounted in a protective frame.

The image shows a beige-tan textile fragment with an even, fine weave consistent with linen. The piece is rectangular and stretched/flattened in a display mount. Along the top edge there is slight fraying and irregularity, while the lower edge shows a torn or worn contour. No painted decoration, inked designs, or readable inscription marks are apparent; the faint lighter areas appear more consistent with wear, staining, or uneven fading rather than intentional imagery. A small handwritten/printed catalog marking is visible in the lower-left corner of the mount, but its content is not clearly legible from this image.

daily life Early Dynastic Period–Old Kingdom (per catalogue; no period-specific features visible) fragmentary
Materials linen (woven textile)

Connections

Found at Tarkhan
Materials Linen

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116433886 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.4.78 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559239 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • 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.
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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.