Cosmetic jar with lid
Description
Ointment jar, lid. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, possibly slightly after the death of of Amenemhat IV, ca. 1805 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); Diam 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). From: pit tomb CC 25, debris, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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 small, pale stone cosmetic jar with a matching domed lid. The jar has a flaring, conical body and shows surface wear and a visible crack.
The image shows a single closed vessel centered against a neutral gray background. The cosmetic jar consists of a cylindrical/conical body that narrows slightly toward the base and flares outward toward the shoulder, topped by a shallow domed lid. No painted decoration, inscriptions, or figurative reliefs are visible; only natural stone veining and damage are apparent, including a prominent crack line on the front-left side and minor chips/abrasions near the lid edge. The overall coloration and translucence suggest a light-colored stone consistent with the catalogue description (travertine/"Egyptian alabaster"). No identifiable hieroglyphs, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are present in the photographed area.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252203 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1441a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 543957 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.