Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · textile
Inscribed Linen Sheet from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache New KingdomValley of the Kings
Description
Linen, Tutankhamun. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C. Linen. L. 244 cm (96 1/16 in.); W. 61 cm. (24 in.). From: Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274486 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.184.693 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548837 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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