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Falcon-headed stopper (Qebehsenuef) from a canopic jar

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Description

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 23–26, ca. 850–700 B.C. Limestone. Jar with Lid: H. 30.5 × Diam. 12.8 cm (12 × 5 1/16 in.); Lid: H. 11.3 × W. 9.3 × D. 11.4 cm (4 7/16 × 3 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Diam. of foot: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 830-C, el-Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911–12. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1928.

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.

Limestone canopic-jar stopper carved with a front-facing falcon head or falcon-like figure above a cylindrical body with a vertical hieroglyphic inscription in black pigment.

The object is shown upright on a neutral background. The upper portion is a rectangular-to-rounded block with carved, symmetrical falcon features: a beak-like projection at the center and feathering along the sides. Below, the shaft is cylindrical with light-colored stone and traces of black painted markings. A narrow vertical band of hieroglyphs is painted from top to bottom on the front face. No other figures or iconographic elements are visible beyond the falcon head. The inscription appears as dark ink/paint over the stone; individual signs are present but the full reading is not clearly recoverable from the image resolution.

funerary Third Intermediate Period (as per catalogue; specific dating from image not independently confirmable) good
Deities falcon (Horus-associated iconography implied; specific deity name not legible)
Materials limestone (light cream/white stone)black pigment/ink for painted inscription
Signs hieroglyphic signs (unreadable in full; partial figures resembling seated/standing hieroglyph forms) ×8

Connections

Found at el-Khokha
Deities Qebehsenuef

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247143 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 28.3.116b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 552535 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.