Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Bundle of Four Kohl Tubes
Description
Reed, linen cord, linen fabric
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.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian papyrus scroll wrapped in cloth.
The artifact appears as a tightly rolled papyrus scroll, wrapped in a worn, linen cloth. The scroll is cylindrical and shows significant signs of aging, with frayed edges and discoloration evident on the cloth. The scroll's state suggests it is very old and likely served a significant function, possibly for documentation or religious purposes.
unclear
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
papyruslinen
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281987 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 41.6.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546116 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.