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Linen mark

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Description

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, pontificate of Masaharta, ca. 1051 B.C. Linen. L. 31 cm (12 3/16 in); w. 9 cm (3 9/16 in). From: Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), Reburial of Meritamun, mummy, layer G, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1928–29. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1930.

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 rectangular piece of linen displayed under glass, with dark ink marks arranged vertically near the right side.

The image shows a thin, light-brown/tan rectangular textile (linen) mounted within a light-colored backing and framed behind glass. Most of the cloth surface is blank, while a vertical band of dark, reddish-brown/black ink-like strokes and clustered marks appears along the right edge, forming a column that could represent a collection of hieroglyphic signs or a fabric identification mark. No clearly readable cartouche, royal name, or complete deity figure is visible. There is no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text apparent. The overall appearance is consistent with a label/mark applied to linen rather than a carved or painted inscription on a hard surface.

decorative Third Intermediate Period (per catalogue; visual date cannot be confirmed from this image alone) good
Materials linenink/dye (dark marks)
Signs Unidentified ink-like hieroglyphic or workshop/linen inventory mark (vertical column of strokes) ×10
Visible text "Vertical column of dark ink marks along the right side; individual signs are not clearly legible in the provided image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Vertical column of dark ink marks along the right side; individual signs are not clearly legible in the provided image.

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Linen

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276806 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.3.13 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559951 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.