Model of Papyrus Roll from the Tomb of Thutmose IV

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.

Small turquoise-blue faience object photographed against a neutral background, with a dark rectangular sign area incised or inlaid near the center.

The object appears as a vertically oriented rectangular pillar or fragment with rounded edges. The surface is predominantly bright blue with speckling and losses that expose a lighter substrate beneath. Near the middle of the front face there is a dark, vertically oriented rectangular field containing what may be clustered black marks resembling a hieroglyphic-like sign or cartouche fragment; surrounding details are not clearly legible at this resolution. No other clearly distinguishable carved figures, papyrus-roll spiral shapes, or additional iconography are visible. There is no readable Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text in the image. Overall the artifact seems weathered/fragmentary, with multiple chips and flaking along the edges. The catalogue describes it as a “Model of Papyrus Roll from the Tomb of Thutmose IV,” but in this image the papyrus-roll form is not clearly identifiable; only a generic faience fragment with a possible sign is visible.