In 1924 Masson's work was still heavily dependent on cubist fragmentation and shading. However, in this painting one can see the artist beginning to introduce elements of surrealism, automatism and mystery. The upright carafe seems to be turning into a bird with an eye and a beak; the headless nude could be read as a small figurine or as a normal figure standing in the background. The rope named in the title leads back into a passage, perhaps the entrance to the Labyrinth.