Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Fragment of a Shroud Depicting Isis Ptolemaic Period
Description
Shroud, Isis. Ptolemaic Period, 304–30 B.C. Linen, paint. h. 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in); w. 7.6 cm (3 in). From: Egypt. Subject: Isis. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Multiple vertical columns of hieroglyphs; exact wording/signs not clearly legible in the provided image.
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