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Kerchief from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache

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Description

Kerchief, Tutankhamun. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C. Linen. L. 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); W. 68.5 cm (26 15/16 in.). From: Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08. 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 light-colored, fan-shaped linen textile kerchief with gathered/stitched-looking edges and two suspension loops at the top.

The image shows a single textile object photographed against a neutral background. The kerchief is semicircular to fan-shaped, with a slightly wider top edge and tapering bottom. Along the top border there are two pale loops/handles, suggesting it was tied or attached for hanging. The surface is mostly plain linen with faint creases, wrinkling, and minor discoloration. A darker linear area near the upper-middle could be a fold, seam, or patch rather than intentional decoration. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible, and there are no clear painted or embroidered deity symbols discernible from the resolution.

daily life New Kingdom (as per catalogue); exact dating unclear from image alone good
Materials linen textile

Connections

Found at Valley of the Kings
Royals Tutankhamun
Materials Linen Textile

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116274491 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 09.184.219 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548835 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).
  • 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.