Floral collar from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache
Description
Broad Collar, floral. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C. Papyrus, olive leaves, persea leaves, nightshade berries, celery (?), faience, linen dyed red. Diam. 47 cm (18 1/2 in.); Diam. of disk beads 0.5 cm (3/16 in.) Box mount: W. 57 cm (22 7/16 in.); D. 57 cm (22 7/16 in.); H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). From: Embalming cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909.
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 circular floral collar made from layered, dried plant material with small blue bead-like elements forming multiple bands around the neck-opening.
The image shows a wreath-like, circular collar with a central opening, constructed from dense overlapping strips or leaf fragments arranged radially. Several curved bands of small, turquoise/blue bead-like segments and/or faience pieces trace the inner circumference and are repeated along the collar. The outer edge also consists of layered plant matter with frayed ends, suggesting a flexible collar. No painted or carved ornamentation is clearly visible beyond the blue bead/segment rows. There is no legible text on the visible surfaces, and no clear depiction of deities or royal iconography.
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