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Canopic jar of princess Any

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Description

Canopic jar, Any. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Limestone, blue paste in inscription, linen, possibly human remains. H. 38 cm (14 15/16 in); Diam. 16 cm (6 5/16 in). From: Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Princesses, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 543952). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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 limestone canopic jar with a human-headed lid (a stylized female face) and a rectangular band of carved hieroglyphs on the jar body.

The image shows a tall, rounded limestone jar. The upper section is a human-headed lid: the face has almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips, with a darkened contour around the eye area; the ears are indicated on both sides. The jar body is largely plain except for a vertically oriented rectangular inscription panel near the lower-mid portion. Inside the panel are carved hieroglyphs in a tight, column-like layout; some signs appear to be seated or standing figures/statues, flanked by additional strokes and symbols. No blue paste is clearly visible in the photograph (inscription color appears mostly dark/gray against light stone). No visible linen wrapping or organic remains can be confirmed from the image. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is visible.

funerary New Kingdom (as catalogued); exact date uncertain from image alone. good
Materials limestone (jar and lid)dark pigment or shadow within facial features (color uncertain)carved hieroglyphs on limestone
Signs rectangular inscription panel with multiple hieroglyphic signs (human-figure/standing figure motifs and accompanying determinatives) ×15
Visible text "Unclear from the resolution; visible as a carved hieroglyphic inscription in a rectangular panel, but individual sign readings cannot be reliably transcribed from this image."

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252216 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.130.1003a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 543952 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83911888 tier-2 (inventory-match)
About this record's data
  • 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.