Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Kohl Tube Holder in the Form of a Papyrus Column
Description
Faience
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A blue Egyptian faience column with decorative motifs.
The artifact is a small, intricately decorated blue faience column resembling an Egyptian papyrus column. It features detailed reliefs and hieroglyphs running vertically along its length. The craftsmanship is notable for its delicate carvings, which depict traditional Egyptian motifs including floral patterns and possible hieroglyphic symbols.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faiencewood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116413703 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.914 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544852 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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