Papyrus Lid from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache
Description
Jar Lid, papyrus. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C. Papyrus fiber. Diam. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 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.
Rolled bundle of papyrus fiber resembling a small papyrus lid with a narrow band of faded decoration at the rim.
The object is photographed against a neutral gray background and appears as a tight, circular roll of dried papyrus strips. The outer surface shows layered, straw-like fibers wound inward toward a compact center. Near the lower front edge of the roll there is a thin horizontal decorative band with traces of red and green pigments, but the individual motifs are too fragmentary to identify confidently. No clear full hieroglyphic text is legible at this resolution; any markings are limited to small, multicolored traces. There are no visible modern labels, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280817 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.184.251 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558597 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.
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