Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · textile

Linen mark (Type VIII) Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, Possibly Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. Linen. H. 15.2 × W. 15.2 cm (6 × 6 in.); Outside Dimensions: H. 15.9 × W. 15.9 cm (6 1/4 × 6 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

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Unreadable fragmentary ink mark; modern-style inventory text near bottom left: '27.3.104'.

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Linen

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275390 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.104 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 561851 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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