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Carinated Stone Jar with Rope Pattern

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1550–1458 B.C. Limestone. H. 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in); diam. 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in) Diam. of lid 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in). From: Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3, Burial D 1, Beside or on inner coffin, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1916.

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 stone vessel/jar with a rounded body and a flared neck, decorated near the neck with a raised rope-like band pattern.

The image shows a single ceramic/stone jar photographed against a neutral gray background. The jar has a thick, slightly domed rim at the top and a short neck that narrows downward into a rounded, carinated-shouldered body. Around the neck, there is a shallow, raised band with repeated diagonal/rope-like grooves forming a rope-pattern motif. The main body appears undecorated aside from surface wear and discoloration. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible on the vessel in this view. No visible inlays, pigments, metal fittings, or additional attachments are apparent. Condition appears good to fair with surface abrasion and age-related staining.

daily life New Kingdom (per catalogue; exact dating not confirmed from image alone) good
Materials limestone (catalogue ground truth; surface/texture consistent with a light stone vessel)
Signs Rope-pattern / diagonal groove band (decorative motif)

Connections

Found at Asasif

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252053 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 16.10.451a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544018 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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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.