Ancient Scroll Illuminated in a Mountain Cave

Photorealistic, ultra-detailed scene of an ancient scroll spread open on a rough, damp rock inside a shadowy mountain cave. The parchment is aged and brittle, with frayed edges and foxing, its fibers visible under macro focus. Golden-brown runes and delicate ink drawings of stars and constellations cover the scroll, with mineral pigments that emanate a faint, spectral glow. A broken wax seal and a copper clasp lie nearby, adding a touch of ancient ceremony. Warm amber torchlight flickers from a brazier, casting long shadows and glinting on the parchment’s surface, while cool blue cave walls recede into the distance with mineral sheen. Dust motes drift in a sunbeam piercing a jagged crack in the ceiling; stalactites drip water; patches of moss and lichen cling to the damp stone. A shallow depth of field keeps the scroll in sharp focus while the cave fades softly, creating cinematic, high dynamic range realism. Subtle reflections on wet surfaces, the glow of pigments or bioluminescent fungi in the shadows, and an atmosphere of age-old mystery and discovery.