Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · papyrus

papyrus

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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 fragmentary, polychrome ancient Egyptian papyrus-like sheet covered with dense hieroglyphic text and standing figures in white garments flanking a central register of scenes and text.

The image shows a horizontally oriented fragment with multiple torn sections and losses. Polychrome pigment outlines standing human figures with dark hair and white/off-white garments. Between and around the figures are areas filled with hieroglyphic blocks and column-like text; the central band includes a horizontal scene layout with additional signs and small figures or motifs. A raised or layered appearance suggests a painted, inked papyrus surface. No clearly legible cartouche or royal name is visible in the provided resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is apparent.

religious New Kingdom (per catalogue; exact sub-period unclear) fragmentary
Materials papyrusink (black/brown)polychrome pigment (tan/red/yellow/black/white)
Signs hieroglyphic text blocks (various determinatives/phonograms) ×50

Connections

Found at Sedment Egypt
Materials Papyrus
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