Large Storage Jar from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C. Pottery, whitewash. H. 71.5 cm (28 1/8 in.); Diam. 48 cm (18 7/8 in.); Diam. of rim 35 cm (13 3/4 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.
A large, whitewashed ceramic storage jar (amphora-like form) shown front-on with visible wheel/hand-made shaping marks and age-related surface wear.
The image depicts a tall, rounded storage jar with a narrow neck, everted rim, and a swelling body tapering to a rounded base. The entire exterior appears coated with a thick whitewash layer over the pottery, with patchy discoloration and flaking/wear revealing underlying red-brown/terracotta at some areas. Faint, linear and banded/paint-like remnants appear in places, including a darker horizontal band at mid-height. No clear carved or painted hieroglyphs are legible at this resolution; any markings look like wear or residual paint rather than readable inscriptions. The jar is displayed upright on simple supports against a neutral background. No deities, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are clearly visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273557 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.184.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549580 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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