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Linen mark (Type III)

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, Possibly Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. Linen. H. 10.8 × W. 20.3 cm (4 1/4 × 8 in.); Outside Dimensions: H. 11.4 × W. 21 cm (4 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.). From: Tomb MMA 507 (The Slain Soldiers), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.

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 close-up of a small, roughly folded piece of linen with dark painted or ink-like markings and a small cluster of textile fibers at the top edge.

The image shows a beige/tan fabric fragment consistent with linen, with frayed edges and loosely detached fibers along the right and top borders. Across the center is a dark, reddish-brown/black ink-like motif resembling Egyptian hieroglyphic signs in a vertical arrangement. Near the lower left corner there is additional small text in red/black that appears to be a modern/label-like marking rather than ancient script. No clear royal cartouche, deity figure, or cartouche frame is visible. The overall appearance matches a “linen mark” type document-like textile fragment rather than an inscribed papyrus or carved object.

decorative Middle Kingdom (catalogue ground truth); exact dating not independently confirmable from the image alone. good
Materials linen textileink/paint (dark pigment)loose fibers
Signs Unidentified vertical hieroglyphic sign cluster (ink/painted) ×2
Visible text "Unclear dark vertical ink marks; exact hieroglyph transcription not legible from the image. Additional small markings near lower left appear non-ancient/unclear."

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Linen TextileLoose Fibers

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275416 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.93 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 561840 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.